Schools, kindergartens, pre-schools, workplaces and individual families have all donated shoeboxes crammed with goodies.
Mrs Mako said items have been sent from Christchurch, Wellington and Auckland.
"Dargaville, which is pushing 150 boxes over there, Kerikeri and those areas are around 60 to 70 and Kaitaia is pushing to 100."
Altogether the total is 891. She is now pushing for 1000.
As well as boxes, she has been donated around 30 gifts, such as monopoly board games and bigger toys.
When she put the word out about the project, she said anyone who couldn't afford to fill a box could donate money. That account totals $900. She said some of that will be used to fill boxes for age groups which don't have as many boxes.
"Because people choose their ages, there are heaps for 4 to 7 and not so many for 2-year-olds and 11-year-olds."
Northland's Ray White offices in Whangarei and Kerikeri have got on board as collection points for boxes, as well as filling some themselves.
Mrs Mako has been amazed by people's generosity.
"That's definitely the best thing about this, is seeing all the people who want to help kids."
Mrs Mako has been working with around 10 social services, such as Ngapuhi Iwi Social Services, Barnardos, One Double Five Community House, both women's refuges and the Miriam Centre, to identify families in need of presents.
She has also taken nominations from the public.
Some of the organisations are picking up boxes, while Mrs Mako is delivering some directly to families herself on Sunday.
"We're going to do as much in Whangarei as possible and the rest will go further north."
Mrs Mako is ready to do it all again next year.
"This year was a practice run."
She said she has learnt what to do and what not to do, and next year she wants to expand the number of organisations she works with.
