A spokesperson with Community Christmas in Steinbach says what you give to the charity could leave a lasting memory on the recipient.

Roger Blatz recalls a conversation overheard by two young boys volunteering with Community Christmas one year. The one boy kept questioning how there could be such a need in the southeast, when everyone has so much. He used the kids in his class as an example, describing all that they had.

Blatz says this young boy's classmate eventually heard enough and finally stepped up and said if Community Christmas didn't happen, his family wouldn't have had a Christmas dinner the year before.

This shocked the little boy, who questioned how that could be the case. He pointed out the great lunch his classmate always brought to school, the decent clothes he was wearing, the nice backpack and shoes he had on.

His classmate then went on to explain how his father had been laid off that December and his mother had just given birth and they were in need.

The young boy was then curious what his classmate had received for a toy as part of the Community Christmas hamper. His classmate answered he had received only one Hot Wheels toy. This didn't make much sense to the young boy who knew each gift was valued at approximately $30 and therefore surely he should have been given more.

His classmate answered excitedly they had divided the pack so that his cousins could have something that Christmas too.

"He cherished and he will cherish that one Hot Wheels probably for the rest of his life," says Blatz.

If you're wanting to donate a toy this Christmas, consider dropping it off at Superstore or Canadian Tire as part of Toys Days this Wednesday and Thursday.