FAQs

Since 1990, the annual Mailbox Brigade has been one of Atlanta’s most beloved and successful holiday fundraising traditions! Each holiday season, Friends groups across the city recruit volunteers to join the brigade, spreading festive cheer and raising money for Children’s. Decorations of fresh holiday greenery and a festive, handmade bow are installed on mailboxes around the city by volunteers.

The mailbox brigade was created in 1990 by Brookhaven resident, Toni Rhett, after her 9 month old daughter, Alix, had a one-week stay at Scottish Rite Hospital (now part of Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta). Because the hospital made such an impact on Toni and her family, she decided to find a way to give back and created the mailbox brigade in her neighborhood.

Mailbox Brigade is entirely volunteer driven; without the dedicated volunteers who organize teams and decorate Mailboxes, Mailbox Brigade would not be possible. Friends, the volunteer organization benefiting Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta spearheads the project. While many volunteers are members of Friends, anyone who is interested in decorating mailboxes or raising money for Children’s is welcome to participate.

Please identify which neighborhood you are in by typing your address HERE. You will then be directed to your neighborhoods ordering page. If your address is not within participating neighborhood boundaries and you are interested in bringing Mailbox Brigade to your area, please fill out the form here to chair your neighborhood.

Due to the volunteer-based nature of this fundraiser, mailbox decorations are limited to areas with sufficient volunteer availability. We are actively working to expand our services to new areas and would love to have your neighborhood join!  For more information on bringing Mailbox Brigade to your area, please fill out the form here to chair your neighborhood.

Yes! You can sponsor a specific neighborhood’s Mailbox Brigade by purchasing a $500 sponsorship in your preferred neighborhood. Sponsorships include logo recognition on your neighborhood’s website and one mailbox decoration

Online ordering will be available Tuesday, November 4 through Friday, November 21. Please note, a price increase to $75 will begin on Friday, November 14 for all mailbox decoration orders.

Volunteers will decorate mailboxes starting November 28 and should have all orders decorated by December 14. Please note inclement weather may cause delays in decorating time, but we aim to have all mailboxes decorated by December 14. If your mailbox is not decorated by December 14, please email your neighborhood lead that can be found in your confirmation email.

Oftentimes, multiple volunteers are assigned to orders at addresses on the same street but operate on different timelines. If you have not received your mailbox decoration by the decorating deadline, December 14, please contact your neighborhood chair, whose contact information is included on your confirmation email.

No, Children’s staff and volunteers will only know about mailbox decoration orders placed through the Mailbox Brigade ordering site, which can be found HERE.

Please contact events@choa.org indicating which neighborhood you would like to volunteer with.

Yes, however the recipient must reside within the intended neighborhood boundaries of the purchase. To gift a mailbox decoration, please put the recipient’s address in the map here. At checkout, make sure to input the recipient’s information for the delivery address and your information for the billing information.