Last year, in the wee hours of Christmas Eve morning, a dozen Portland strippers burst into Doernbecher Children's Hospital bearing gifts.

The dancers, playing Santa for a day, donated $3,071 worth of Christmas toys, purchased with money raised at striptease fundraiser they call - what else? - Tatas for Toys.

The event is the handiwork of Aaron Ross, a local comedian and host of live late-night show "Who's the Ross?" He started it in 2011, growing the scope and scale ever since. Two years ago the dancers raised $2,000. Last year they eclipsed $3,000 and in 2015 he hopes to break the $4,000 mark for the first time.

"It'll be just like that moment in the club," Ross said before last year's fundraiser. "Get the ones out, and other denominations, and start throwing them up there."

This year's Tatas for Toys will take place a few days before Christmas, on Dec. 22, at Dante's in downtown Portland.

A total 13 female strippers will lead the night, joined by a group of male strippers, live music and Ross himself holding down the emcee duties. Attendees can donate money by bidding on gift baskets, which come courtesy of the event's several sponsors, or by giving directly to the dancers themselves.

After the show, the group will hurry out to spend the money on toys before bringing them to Doernbecher on the morning of Dec. 23.

The women don't appear fully nude onstage, but will be going topless for the event. At Tatas For Toys past, big donations have earned attendees lap dances and special treatment onstage.

It's a non-traditional toy drive, to say the least, and one that organizers relish being a part of.

"I get to make a difference by putting on the party of the year?" Ross said of the 2015 event. "Only in America, folks! Only in America!"

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TATAS FOR TOYS 2015

When: Tuesday, Dec. 22, at 9 p.m.

Where: Dante's (map it)

Admission: $5 admission, free with the donation of a new and unwrapped toy

--Jamie Hale | jhale@oregonian.com | @HaleJamesB