14TH ANNUAL WESTERN MASS TOY DRIVE
THE COMPLAINT JAR CHALLENGE
Complain for a cause. Every complaint is a quarter. Every 100 quarters buys a toy for a foster kid or a child in need.
Sign up by November 17. Jars due November 30.
ARE YOU GREAT AT COMPLAINING?
Based on our Facebook feed, that's a hard yes. Some of you have turned it into a full-time job with benefits. Listen, all of us complain, but...
CAN YOU STOP?
Don't answer. You'll just complain about the question.)
HOW IT WORKS
1
Sign Up
Text COMPAINT JAR to 413-300-6425 by November 17.
Directions come by text.
3
Feed the jar
Every complaint, eye roll, or "who parks like that" or swear word is one quarter. Arguing is complaining.
2
Grab a jar
Mason jar, pickle jar, old coffee can. Label it.
Post it with #ComplainForACause
4
Turn it in
Jars are due November 30. Every quarter becomes a toy.
EVERY COMPLAINT = 1 QUARTER
100 QUARTERS = 1 TOY
200 QUARTERS = ONE KID'S
WHOLE CHRISTMAS
For foster kids and children in need across Western Mass
Complain less? You win.
Complain more? The kids win.
Complain about this challenge?
Believe it or not, the kids win.
Worst case? You become a nicer person and a kid gets two toys for Christmas.
SUBMIT YOUR FUNNIEST COMPLAINT
The best ones get acted out by Jess, in the most dramatic way possible, on a Facebook Live during the toy drive lockdown.
You pick how we credit you: full name, first name or anonymous.
not in western mass?
Play anyway. Count your coins, then Venmo @jesscomedy or email a check payable to JMC ENTERTAINMENT, INC, 444 N Main St, #177, East Longmeadow, Ma 01028.
Write WMTD2026 in the memo.
questions
What counts as a complaint?
Complaints, worries, regrets, eye rolls, dramatic sighs. You know what you did.
Do I have to sign up by November 17?
Signing up by November 17 gives you two full weeks of complaining. Thanksgiving included. You can still join after. You just get less time to fill your jar.
Where do the toys go?
To foster kids and children in need across Western Mass through MSPCC Kid's Net Program, DCF, Clinical & Support Options, DMH and local schools.
Can my office or family do one jar together?
Yes. Team jars are encouraged. So is blaming each other.