Sign-up for one of our 1,000

volunteer positions

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Event Volunteers Sign-up Here
The Giving Tree Volunteers Sign-up Here

Groups wanting to sign-up to volunteer please contact our

Volunteer Coordinator Kristal Miller - 385-209-7345

. Volunteer positions include:

Christmas Store:

  • Distribute ornaments + information to Giving Tree locations

  • Collect Giving Tree donations

  • Sort donations

  • Fill bags with gifts for each family 

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Day of the Event:

  • Decorate our "North Pole" 

  • Check-in families

  • Gift bag runner - take pre-packaged gifts to family vehicle 

  • Grocery store - distribute donated groceries to families

  •  Clean-up

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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. 

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Ways to serve:​

  • Help with fundraising: we always need cash for the event! We use the cash to purchase toys, clothing, and supplies for the event

  • 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. 

  • Help sort donations

  • 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

  • Toddler/baby/children's hygiene items (shampoo, toothpaste, toothbrushes, 
    lotion/hairbrushes, etc.)

  • Winter blankets

  • Princess or superhero anything

  • Dress-up clothing & activity sets

  • Legos, blocks, building toys

  • Winter clothing (hats, gloves, scarves, boots, coats, snowsuits)

  • Shoes, socks, tights

  • Play/school clothing, and church clothing (dresses, dress slacks, etc.)

  • Children’s furniture & decor, (changing tables, cribs, high chairs, bouncers, bumbo’s, toddler beds, mobiles, etc.)

  • Cash is always useful!  

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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

  • 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!  

  • 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!