Princeton Gives Program
About the program
The Princeton Gives Program began as the transportation department's "Fill the Bus" initiative and has since been adopted by the Princeton Lions Club as its signature local service project. What started small has grown into a massive, communitywide effort to ensure a Christmas for families in need.
The program begins with a districtwide food drive, which provides a holiday meal for every family supported by the Princeton Gives Program. In addition, these families receive gifts for their children.
Who is eligible?
- Eligible children include Princeton ISD students and their under-school-aged siblings.
- Families qualify if their children are eligible for free or reduced-priced meals.
Princeton Gives Program Application
The Princeton Gives Program supports qualifying Princeton ISD students and their under-school-aged siblings.
Application Window:
- Opens: October 15, 2025, at 8 a.m.
- Closes: November 19, 2025, at 4 p.m.
If you have any questions or believe your family qualifies for the Princeton Gives Program, please contact your campus counselor for assistance.
Supporting the Princeton Gives Program
Community members may choose to support individual children or sponsor entire families. Participants are asked to contribute $75 per child for new, unwrapped gifts. If you are unable to shop in person but would still like to help, you may donate to the program, and volunteers will shop on your behalf.
If you are unable to sponsor a full student, you may still make a monetary donation of any amount.
Monetary donations can be made at:
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Online, using a credit or debit card for $75 per child through our secure online payment portal
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At any Princeton ISD campus
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At the Administration Office
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At Peoples Bank, 100 Cole St., Princeton, TX 75407
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SouthState Bank, 1490 Princeton Oaks Dr., Princeton, TX 75407
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Princeton-Lowry Crossing Chamber of Commerce, 123 W Princeton Dr. Ste 200, Princeton, TX 75407
(checks payable to Princeton Lions Club)
Princeton Gives Program Adoptions
Adoptions start: Oct. 27 at 8 a.m.
Delivering your gifts
Gift drop off: Dec. 1 - 5, 2025
Once you have purchased gifts for the children you have chosen, please attach a removable label with the child's ID number and deliver to the Princeton ISD Administration Building, 804 Mable Ave.
Food Drive
Along with gifts, families supported through the Princeton Gives Program also receive a box of food.
Food donation dates:
- October 28 - November 21
Food donation drop-off locations:
- Any Princeton ISD campus
- Princeton ISD Administration Office
- 804 Mabel Ave.