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Email: info@millcreekchamber.com
Event Details
Join us in turning aluminum cans into holiday hope for homeless and at-risk youth in Snohomish County.
Cans for Christmas is a grassroots community effort that invites households, businesses, restaurants, and groups to collect aluminum cans throughout the holiday season. We recycle the cans and donate 100% of the proceeds to support youth experiencing homelessness through Cocoon House in Everett, WA.
Small actions. Big impact. Local generosity.
It’s a simple idea with powerful purpose — turning something we routinely throw away into something that creates comfort, dignity, and connection during a season that can be particularly difficult for young people facing uncertainty.
🌲 Save & Donate Your Cans
Bag your aluminum cans and bring them to the Mukilteo drop-off location anytime during the collection period.
📍 11110 Mukilteo Speedway #202
Mukilteo, WA 98275
Or Call/Text For Pickup (206) 422-4450
🌲Host a Mini Can Drive
Ask your friends, coworkers, small group, or customers to save cans too. Collect them in one place, then deliver them together.
🌲 Spread the Word
Share Cans for Christmas on social media, send a quick text to a friend, or tell your favorite local bar or coffee shop.
🌲 Give Directly
If you’d like to make a financial donation straight to Cocoon House, you can do so at www.cocoonhouse.org.
Collection runs now through January 31!
Why It Matters
More than 1,500 youth in Snohomish County experience homelessness or housing instability each year. The holiday season can amplify feelings of stress, isolation, and uncertainty.
Cans for Christmas gives our community a practical way to respond — one can, one bag, one drop-off at a time.
Your contribution helps provide:
- Warm meals
- Shelter and safety
- Basic necessities
- Christmas day support
- Hope for a brighter future
The Story Behind ‘Cans for Christmas’
Christmas is a season meant for joy — but for many families, it is filled with stress and worry. As a single mother raising four children, I felt that struggle deeply. There were years when gifts were few, and Christmas morning felt uncertain.
Then one year, I realized the greatest gift I could give wasn’t under a tree — it was the gift of giving when you have little to give.That year, Cans for Christmas was born.
My sister (who was living with us at the time), my children, and I began collecting aluminum cans, recycling them for cash, and using the proceeds to make someone else’s Christmas brighter. In 2013, with the help of neighbors, friends, and local businesses, we raised over $300 and spent Christmas Day serving dinner and playing games with the youth at Cocoon House.
A small start grew into something beautiful — and now, many years later, we’re bringing it back.
It became one of my favorite Christmases.
Now, years later, it’s time to bring Cans for Christmas back—and we’d love for you to be part of it!
Thank you for helping to bring hope & joy to the lives of others!
Catherine M. White & Family
Join us in turning aluminum cans into holiday hope for homeless and at-risk youth in Snohomish County.
Cans for Christmas is a grassroots community effort that invites households, businesses, restaurants, and groups to collect aluminum cans throughout the holiday season. We recycle the cans and donate 100% of the proceeds to support youth experiencing homelessness through Cocoon House in Everett, WA.
Small actions. Big impact. Local generosity.
It’s a simple idea with powerful purpose — turning something we routinely throw away into something that creates comfort, dignity, and connection during a season that can be particularly difficult for young people facing uncertainty.
🌲 Save & Donate Your Cans
Bag your aluminum cans and bring them to the Mukilteo drop-off location anytime during the collection period.
📍 11110 Mukilteo Speedway #202
Mukilteo, WA 98275
Or Call/Text For Pickup (206) 422-4450
🌲Host a Mini Can Drive
Ask your friends, coworkers, small group, or customers to save cans too. Collect them in one place, then deliver them together.
🌲 Spread the Word
Share Cans for Christmas on social media, send a quick text to a friend, or tell your favorite local bar or coffee shop.
🌲 Give Directly
If you’d like to make a financial donation straight to Cocoon House, you can do so at www.cocoonhouse.org.
Collection runs now through January 31!
Why It Matters
More than 1,500 youth in Snohomish County experience homelessness or housing instability each year. The holiday season can amplify feelings of stress, isolation, and uncertainty.
Cans for Christmas gives our community a practical way to respond — one can, one bag, one drop-off at a time.
Your contribution helps provide:
- Warm meals
- Shelter and safety
- Basic necessities
- Christmas day support
- Hope for a brighter future
The Story Behind ‘Cans for Christmas’
Christmas is a season meant for joy — but for many families, it is filled with stress and worry. As a single mother raising four children, I felt that struggle deeply. There were years when gifts were few, and Christmas morning felt uncertain.
Then one year, I realized the greatest gift I could give wasn’t under a tree — it was the gift of giving when you have little to give.That year, Cans for Christmas was born.
My sister (who was living with us at the time), my children, and I began collecting aluminum cans, recycling them for cash, and using the proceeds to make someone else’s Christmas brighter. In 2013, with the help of neighbors, friends, and local businesses, we raised over $300 and spent Christmas Day serving dinner and playing games with the youth at Cocoon House.
A small start grew into something beautiful — and now, many years later, we’re bringing it back.
It became one of my favorite Christmases.
Now, years later, it’s time to bring Cans for Christmas back—and we’d love for you to be part of it!
Thank you for helping to bring hope & joy to the lives of others!
Catherine M. White & Family
