Christmas Hope for the Holidays is a community wide collaborative event, organized through the Rockdale Coalition for Families and Children, offering hope to families in need in the Rockdale community through the distribution of free toys. The Coalition is looking for new, unwrapped toys and monetary donations (checks payable to Rockdale Coalition). Families in need can register at DFCS, 975 Taylor St., Conyers. For more information contact Michael Hutcheson, executive director of the Rockdale Coalition for Children and Families, at (770) 761-9244 or rockdalefamilies@bellsouth.net. The toys will be distributed on Dec. 17-19.