Spreading holiday cheer is one of the best parts of the season. If you’re looking for local holiday toy drives, we’ve got you covered. Below is a list of local events and local drop-off locations, so that you can show our neighborhood children in need that holiday miracles really do happen.

Interface Brookhaven

Brookhaven’s annual toy drive is slated for Friday, Dec. 10, when local radio stations will broadcast live from Town Hall. Attendees are asked to bring a new, unopened, unwrapped toy, which will be given to a local child in need. For more information call the Youth Bureau at 631-451-8011.

Crumbs on Main

Crumbs on Main is hosting a Toys for Tots drive from Nov. 23 to Dec. 15. The icing on top of the cake is, any toy donated will earn you a free sweet treat.

Natalie’s Wings

Natalie’s Wings is hosting its fifth annual toy drive from now until Dec. 15. The toys will go to sick children in local hospitals including Cohen’s Children Hospital, Ronald McDonald House, Sloan Kettering Children Hospital, and Stony Brook Hospital. There are various drop-off locations all over Long Island; the Center Moriches drop-off is at 64 Holiday Blvd. For more information call Paula Leone at 631-318-6181.

Moloney Funeral Home

Moloney Funeral Home is hosting the Rees Spect Life Toy Drive and asks anyone to donate a toy to one of their seven locations, including the one in Center Moriches. For more information call Karen Gifford at 631-458-1515

Moriches Community Center

The community center is hosting a few different holiday drives, including an “Adopt a Family’s Wish List” event. Email them at info@morichescommunitycenter.org for more information or visit the website at www.morichescommunitycenter.org.