Deadline soon for submitting names for Trees of Sharing

Christmas is coming soon!  Trees of Sharing 2026 is beginning this week so we’ll be ready to give a hand up to families by providing a Christmas gift for their children.  Beginning in the 1980’s, the Trees of Sharing program has been a pathway for Grand Coulee Dam Area residents to provide gifts to children facing financial hardship.

If you are a parent or guardian in a family with children under age 18 living in the Coulee as far north as Belvedere that could use the encouragement of having Christmas gifts provided, please fill out Trees of Sharing slips for each of your children.  Slips and collection boxes are located at Safeway Pharmacy, Coulee Family Medicine, and Harvest Foods.  (Note: Please do not let children complete the slips.  School-age children must be enrolled in the Grand Coulee Dam School District to be eligible.)  The names will be coded, put on ornament tags, and available the week before Thanksgiving for those who want to fulfill the wishes of one or more children. 

The schedule:

November 1 – November 15:  Children’s names may be submitted on ‘need/wish’ slips and placed in decorated collection boxes at Safeway Pharmacy, Coulee Medical Center, or Harvest Foods.

November 17 – December 14: Trees decorated with ornament tags with children’s wishes will be available at Wheatland Bank, Safeway Pharmacy, Spokane Teachers Credit Union, and Harvest Foods.  Please pick up a tag & fill the wish.

Monday, December 14:  (Very important date!)  All gifts, wrapped and with tags attached to the outside of the package, need to be returned to a ‘Tree’ location so they can be organized for pick up.

Saturday, December 19, 11:00 – 1:00p.m: PICKUP: Gifts will be available for pick up at the Grand Coulee Dam Area Senior Center, 203 Main Street, Grand Coulee.  No home delivery this year.

Please text or call (responses will be faster via text) Melissa Day, 503-753-0796, with any questions, concerns, or for volunteer opportunities. Opportunities exist to organize, shop, and wrap gifts.