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Donate any time or Bring your unwrapped Christmas gifts by December 1
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It’s a wrap!
The Blessing Basket event is over but the pantry/warehouse will still be open for shopping as usual on Mondays and Saturdays until December 23.
The Salvation Army of Brown County and
the Society of St. Vincent de Paul of Brown County have joined forces to launch The Blessing Tree, a collaborative Christmas assistance program designed to serve families in need in our community.
How It Works:
The Blessing Tree is a community effort to bless our children with a $25-$30 “wish list” Christmas gift. In October, Brown County parents and guardians in need registered their children ages birth to 18. Each child listed three gift wishes. Registration for this year is now closed.
More than 500 children from 180 families are registered for this year’s Blessing Tree.
We Need Your Help:
To bless these children with gifts, we need your help. You are invited to adopt or sponsor a child or multiple children. Hundreds of “Blessing Tags” (with child’s wish information) are being distributed throughout the community. Blessing Tags are also available at the Salvation Army and at the SVDP Pantry.
To Donate:
Want to sponsor a child and have a volunteer do the shopping for you?
TO SHOP:
Want to shop for a child from their wish list?
Contact the Salvation Army or SVDP of Brown County to get a Blessing Tag. Contact information is listed below (see Questions?).
IMPORTANT DEADLINE: No later than Monday, December 1, please bring your unwrapped Christmas gift, in a gift bag, with the Blessing Tag attached, to one of the following: (You are welcome to include a note indicating who the gift is from.)
The Salvation Army
(168 S Jefferson St)
Mon-Fri 10 am-5 pm
St. Vincent de Paul Pantry
(2901 Long Lake Rd)
Mondays and Saturdays
10 am-12 pm
TO VOLUNTEER:
A wide variety of volunteers are needed to make Blessing Tree possible. Cookie baking, parking lot help, musical entertainment, gift sorting, set up and tear down are some of our volunteer needs.
Click here to see all the Blessing Tree VOLUNTEER opportunities.
The Blessing Tree Event will be held Saturday, December 13, 2025 at Brown County Presbyterian Fellowship. Registered families will be sent information regarding their specific gift pick up time.
Questions?
Please contact either:
Cheryl Dixon – SVDP
317-319-5907 or cheryl@orrdixon.com
Captain Vinal Lee
Vinal.Lee@usc.salvationarmy.org
Thank you for helping make a Brown County child’s Christmas brighter!
All donations are managed transparently by SVDP, with both organizations co-promoting the program and ensuring quality, safety, and community impact.
Together, we’re making the holidays brighter — one child at a time.