Every Christmas since 2012
The Chalkguy Christmas LEGO Drive
What started with Ben Glenn, the Chalkguy, and his daughters giving away two LEGO sets has become a Christmas tradition. Families, schools, churches and businesses collect LEGO every year so kids spending the holidays in the hospital get something new to build.
Only the best will do!
Drive by drive
Children served, Christmas by Christmas.
Annual children-served counts from the Christmas LEGO Drive, beginning in 2012. Recipients have included children reached through hospitals, schools and community charities.
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2012
2
children served
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2013
10
children served
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2014
80
children served
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2015
324
children served
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2016
583
children served
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2017
763
children served
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2018
984
children served
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2019
1,006
children served
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2020
500
children served
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2021
678
children served
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2022
514
children served
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2023
502
children served
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2024
482
children served
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2025
864
children served
7,292 is the sum of annual children-served counts from 2012 through 2025, not a count of unique children. A child may be included in more than one year.
Host your own drive
Run a drive at your school, church or office.
Anyone can host. It’s a simple way to get your group giving together this Christmas.
1. Sign up
Tell us who you are and where you’ll collect. We’ll send you a donation box sign and the details.
2. Collect LEGO
Set out a box at your school, church, office or neighborhood and invite people to give new sets and used LEGO.
3. Bring it to us
Drop it off at Mercy Road Church in Carmel, or ship it if you’re out of town. We deliver the sets to kids in the hospital.
What to collect
New, unopened LEGO sets go straight to kids in the hospital. Used LEGO is welcome too: we sort and rebuild it for the ReBuild Shop, and every sale buys more new sets. LEGO brand only, please.
From past drives
Wrapped, tagged and delivered.
Businesses can sponsor the drive
Past sponsors include Avis, FOX59, Costco, Meijer, Bricks & Bricks, Pattern and Brickworld. Want your company involved this Christmas? Get in touch.
This Christmas
Ready to host a drive?
Sign up and we’ll help you get started.