Trees of Sharing 2024 by the numbers

Saturday, Dec. 21 was Trees of Sharing gift delivery day. Four “elf” teams made the rounds, taking gifts to 90 children in 41 families in the Coulee that misty morning.

In addition to the delivery elves, many others contributed to the success of this year’s project, keeping the tradition going for more than 40 years. Included are those who made and filled out a gift tag for each eligible child whose name was submitted in November; selected tags from the trees, shopped, wrapped and returned gifts to one of the tree locations by mid-December; made monetary contributions assuring every child received a gift; and checked in, organized, and bagged the gifts for delivery.

Naming everyone who participated is impossible, but thank you so very much to each of you individually and to Coulee Medical Center, the American Legion, Grand Coulee Dam Lions Club, Grand Coulee Community Church, Wheatland Bank, Safeway Pharmacy, STCU, Harvest Foods, and Gwen at The Star for keeping the Trees of Sharing schedule in the public view. Your individual and collective involvement meant kids in the Coulee were blessed during the Christmas season. You are greatly appreciated.

Trees of Sharing Committee