Giving Tree Program

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The Giving Tree” is a beautiful parish-wide family-to-family program through which CCOP families provide Christmas gifts to families-in-need in poorer parishes throughout the Oakland Diocese.  CCOP has sponsored this ministry for over twenty years and adopts about 450 families or about 2100 individuals each year from nine different parishes. 
Each family provides a list of needed items for each member, as well as a wish list item.  Many families have three generations, so we provide gifts for seniors, parents, and children of all ages.   Many of our families make gift-buying for their adopt-a-family a family event and involve their children in the purchasing and wrapping of the gifts.
It is also a wonderful ministry to volunteer to help as there are many parts and many hands are needed for adults and teens from mid-November to mid-December.   The dates, times and help that is needed are announced in early November, so there is plenty of time to sign-up.  
We continued the ministry through the pandemic by giving a gift card to each family member.   We were able to maintain the spirit of the program, as the families received these gifts:  Parents were able to experience Joy when buying gifts for their children. Seniors had a sense of Dignity when making their own purchase. A family had a Choice to select the items that their family needed the most.


We hope to continue supporting this wonderful ministry with as much love and generosity as CCOP has in the past.