NOVI, Mich. – As the holiday season approaches, high school students are working to make sure kids in Oakland and Wayne counties have their stockings stuffed this Christmas.
Last December, Local 4 honored Detroit Catholic Central student Ryan Dye for his stocking drive alongside Ava Guntzviller. The mission was always to bring holiday joy to foster children in Oakland County.
This year, Dye has teamed up with fellow student Cam Swearingen to continue the tradition, but they’ve also expanded to work directly with Wayne County.
Dye’s goal for 2025 is to assemble 300 stockings — 50 each for boys 2-6, girls 2-6, boys 7-12, girls 7-12, boys 13-17, and girls 13-17.
His project will also be part of Detroit Catholic Central’s GDK Service Day, where students help put the stockings together and prepare them for delivery.
Donations are due by Nov. 21, 2025, so that the students have time to assemble and deliver the stockings before Christmas.
How you can help
If you’d like to donate specific items, the students have created a specific wish list on Amazon.
Click here to view the 2025 wishlist on Amazon.
The items bought from that list will ship directly to the organizers.
If you prefer to make a monetary donation, you can send a Venmo to Dye directly at @ryan23dye. He said those donations will be used to buy additional stocking items and gift cards for the children.
The flyer for Ryan Dye’s Stockings For Joy event in 2025. (Stockings For Joy)
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