Sign-up for one of our 1,000
volunteer positions
Groups wanting to sign-up to volunteer please contact our
Volunteer Coordinator Kristal Miller - 385-209-7345
. Volunteer positions include:
Christmas Store:
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Distribute ornaments + information to Giving Tree locations
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Collect Giving Tree donations
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Sort donations
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Fill bags with gifts for each family
Day of the Event:
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Decorate our "North Pole"
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Check-in families
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Gift bag runner - take pre-packaged gifts to family vehicle
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Grocery store - distribute donated groceries to families
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Clean-up
How To Get Involved
VOLUNTEERING
It takes 300 people to pull off the event! We would love you to join us! We take singles and groups of any size.
Ways to serve:
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Help with fundraising: we always need cash for the event! We use the cash to purchase toys, clothing, and supplies for the event
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Help with set-up or clean-up: we need people with trailers, strong muscles, and those with great sorting skills! Anyone from age 4 to 94 can help with set-up and clean, just ask for details.
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Help sort donations
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Help the day of: Check-in families and deliver pre-packaged gifts to vehicles
DONATIONS NEEDED
We accept new items for children infant to 18, such as:
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Baby wipes, diapers, and pull-ups
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Toddler/baby/children's hygiene items (shampoo, toothpaste, toothbrushes,
lotion/hairbrushes, etc.) -
Winter blankets
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Princess or superhero anything
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Dress-up clothing & activity sets
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Legos, blocks, building toys
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Winter clothing (hats, gloves, scarves, boots, coats, snowsuits)
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Shoes, socks, tights
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Play/school clothing, and church clothing (dresses, dress slacks, etc.)
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Children’s furniture & decor, (changing tables, cribs, high chairs, bouncers, bumbo’s, toddler beds, mobiles, etc.)
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Cash is always useful!
BUSINESSES
There are quite a few ways businesses can get involved in the giving:
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Become a Giving Tree location: Place a giving tree in your lobby for your employees and patrons to select kids to sponsor. Read more
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Become a donation collection location: even if you can't put a Giving Tree in your lobby you can still collect cash donations for us!
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Cash donations: We always need cash! Cash is used to purchase toys, clothing, and supplies for the event. None of the money goes to personnel, because we are all unpaid volunteers!