Buchheit Foundation’s 15th Annual Holiday Charity Party
This holiday season, the Buchheit Foundation gathered once again for our annual Christmas Charity Party—and thanks to an incredible community of supporters, this year’s event delivered our largest impact yet.
From friendly competition to meaningful giving, the night was filled with generosity, laughter, and a shared commitment to supporting local St. Louis families and charities.
This Year’s Impact
Together, we raised and collected:
💰 $14,866.22 in monetary donations | 🥫 1,212 food items | 🧼 701 personal care items | 🧸 437 toys & books
These donations directly support local organizations and families across the St. Louis area, helping meet essential needs during the holiday season and beyond.
SHARE Pregnancy and Infant Loss
Waymakers Church of the Exceptional
Trinity Church
Empower North County
777 Scholarship Fund
Shop with a Cop – Festus
St. Baldrick’s (Spring)
Paris Foundation
Ferguson Florissant School District
Crowd Favorites + A New Raffle
This year, we had our crowd-favorite activities, plus a new raffle.
🎄 First Place Game Winner: Chris
❄️ Ugly Sweater Champion: Holli
🥩 New This Year — Beef Raffle Winner: Eric
- A special thank-you to Ryan Buchheit Farms for donating the beef raffle prize and helping us kick off what we hope becomes a new holiday tradition.
These moments added extra fun to the night while helping raise even more for our mission.
Thank You to Our Incredible Donors & Sponsors
We’re endlessly grateful to the businesses and individuals who helped make our 15th Annual Holiday Party such a success. From raffle prizes to generous donations, your support truly sleighed.
Because of you, this season was filled with more joy, more impact, and more reasons to celebrate giving back. We couldn’t do this without our community of helpers, elves, and holiday heroes.
With heartfelt thanks to:
Aberdeen Golf Club, Ackerman Toyota, Asphalt Army, FASS Motorsports, Black Bear Diner, Bommarito Toyota, Cecil Whittaker’s Pizza, Chase Park Plaza Cinemas, Crest Industries, Inc., Crescent Farms Golf Club, Cugino’s, Darkened Dreams Design, Dewey’s Pizza, Dogtown Pizza, Excel Bottling Co., Felicia B’s Craft Emporium, Fischer’s Pro-Line Sports, Florissant City Diner, FM Woodworking & Customs, Fox & Riley Real Estate, Fratelli’s Ristorante, Funny Bone, Game Show Battle Rooms, Gingham’s Homestyle Restaurant, Hackman Lumber Co., Hendel’s, Hitachi, HornBlasters, Hotshots Sports Bar & Grill, JJ’s Restaurant, Jake’s on Main, Lordo’s Diamonds, Made. by Lia, Main Event, Nick’s Fine Woods, Old Town Donuts, PF Chang’s, PGA TOUR Superstore, Pevely Farms Golf Club, Pizza Ranch, Raising Cane’s Chicken Fingers, Republic Services, Rough Country, Ryan Buchheit Farms, Sam’s Club, Session Taco, Simply Wurth It Medical Weight Loss, Simon Law, Snap-on, Steve’s Hot Dogs, Stef’s Pizza, The Landings at Spirit Golf Club, The Magic House, The Novel Neighbor, The Only Facial, Topgolf, TORQ Distribution, Total Care Dental, Waterway Carwash, Wrap Haus, 777 Scholarship Committee
A Special Shoutout to Hitachi Energy
We want to give a heartfelt thank-you to Hitachi Energy, whose employees truly went above and beyond. Through their collective efforts, they donated $2,000 and two Gaylord crates full of toys—a powerful example of how workplace generosity can make a real difference in our community.
Thank You to Our Community
Events like this wouldn’t be possible without the generosity of our donors, volunteers, business partners, and everyone who shows up year after year to give back. Every raffle ticket purchased, item donated, and dollar raised helps us continue spreading kindness and support where it’s needed most this holiday season.
We’re incredibly grateful—and already looking forward to what we’ll accomplish together next.
Let’s keep the giving going!
Buchheit Foundation 