The Christmas Toy Shop is a non-profit organization with this mission: "We exist so that no child will be without a Christmas."  Chartered by the City of St. Petersburg in 1959, the organization provides toys to over 3,500 families each year, including more than 1,000 bicycles. Partnering with the St. Petersburg Police Department, the Breakfast Optimist Club, the Boy and Girl Scouts of America and other civic organizations, the Christmas Toy Shop is able to meet its mission each year to bring Christmas cheer to thousands of children.