Featured Events

Festival of Trees

November

Thanks to the generosity of our tree sponsor, The Law Office of Travis J. McConnell and our creative designers, Matt & Betsy Beers, Kate's Kart is represented with a tree at the Fort Wayne Embassy's Festival of Trees in November each year. This year our tree is "Golden Chapter 500,000 Books Shared". We love getting to connect with our community in this festive way! Make sure to locate our tree at this annual event November 26th - December 3rd.

Barnes & Noble Holiday Book Drive

November - December

Each holiday season, we are honored to be chosen by Barnes & Noble as the recipient of their annual Holiday Book Drive. From November through December, customers of the two Fort Wayne locations are asked to purchase a book for Kate’s Kart.  This past year we received 863 brand new, high quality books from the annual Holiday Book Drive. We love seeing our community come together to generously donate NEW books for children in the hospital.

Other Kate's Kart Events

Giving Tuesday

December

Every year on Giving Tuesday, we join with non-profits around the world for a day of generous giving. This past year on December 3rd, our community raised almost $20,000 in one day for hospitalized children and families to receive the gift of a new book. We are truly grateful for our community's ongoing support that makes our mission possible!

Crayon & Colored Pencil Drive Happening Now

July - August

One of the most popular types of books on the Kart are coloring books, meaning we are in constant need of 24 pack Crayola Crayons and 12 pack Crayola Colored Pencils to be given alongside activity books.

Thanks to the generosity of our amazing community, this year we’ve collected:
  • 6,183 boxes of crayons
  • 2,065 boxes of colored pencils
Your support makes a big difference in the lives of hospitalized children—thank you!
We welcome donations all year long, so if you spot them on sale again - specifically colored pencils, we’d love to add them to our count. And stay tuned … our final ace in the hole is coming soon!

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Ice Cream Social

The Annual Ice Cream Social, our largest fundraiser of the year, is a day to celebrate the mission of Kate's Kart at ice cream shops in each of the counties we serve. This year our event was held June 21 and 22nd.  Supporters stopped in at one of our 31 partnering shops to support our mission, engage with Kate's Kart volunteers, and indulge in a sweet treat. Mark your calendar for next year as we're excited to celebrate our 18th Annual Ice Cream Social June 27th and 28th, 2026.

For more information visit:  https://kateskart.org/ice-cream-social/