Angel Tree 2024
Bring JOY to a family this Christmas...
This Christmas we're partnering with Trinity Assembly of God, Mission Community Church and Providence Church West Chester, along with caring individuals, to provide gifts to the children of moms at the Chester County Prison through Angel Tree. Our Angel Tree is uniquely personal. Our sponsors choose a family unit or sibling group, so they become aquainted with the family as a whole, not just one child. Sponsors call the caregivers themselves for gift ideas and personally drop the gifts off, if possible. (For larger families, we encourage small groups or several families to partner together.) We also provide each sponsor with with age appropriate Bible(s) for the child(ren) in their chosen Angel Tree family. We then take it a step further, raising money to bless those caring for the children with $50 Walmart gift cards, so the caregivers feel seen and appreciated in the process. Finally, we bring it full circle by providing cards for sponsors to write to their Angel Tree family's mom in prison, letting them know what they purchased and how drop off went. It all makes for a very special, meaningful connection. (Scroll to the bottom to read some our 2023 sponsor testimonials.)
How you can be involved in Angel Tree 2024?
- PRAY ABOUT BECOMING A SPONSOR. On Sunday, November 24, we will post a link here to our SignUp Genius form online. We intentially wait as long as possible to collect Angel Tree forms from the moms because of the ever-changing population at Chester County Prison. Last year was our biggest year yet, with 50 families requesting sponsorship, totaling 115 children. We'd love for you to be a part of coming alongside a family who's hurting this Christmas. Take a look at our Sponsor Guidelines.
- DONATE. Based on the number of families we had last year and this year's supply costs, we need to raise approximately $3200 to cover our expenses for Angel Tree 2024. This amount pays for the children's Bibles ($11 each), Walmart gift cards for our families ($50 each), cards, bags and other minor costs/fees involved with making this program a reality. If you would like to help, donate online with PayPal or Venmo, or write a check to Life Transforming Ministries with "Angel Tree" in the memo line and mail to: LTM, P.O. Box 29, Coatesville, PA 19320
Any Questions? Email Michelle Manthey.
Testimonies from Angel Tree 2023 Sponsors:
“It was such a blessing to be able to participate in Angel Tree. The grandmother invited me into her home and let me meet her grandson who was receiving the gifts. She was so thankful of everything and texted me again afterwards to let us know how much the kids enjoyed their presents.” - Katelin
“It was wonderful to get to know such a loving caregiver. We communicated with the grandmother over the period of a month, getting additional specific information on what her grandson likes and hearing a bit of their story. Knowing a mom in prison wants her child taken care of in her absence helps humanize people in prison and reminds us of the ripple effects of every decision we make as individuals and as a society.” - Becky
“My first interaction with our caregiver had us both in tears. Her granddaughter was so sad her mom would not be home for Christmas, and that she would be unable to get her any Christmas gifts. Oh hello, God! That’s exactly where we came in. The grandmother and I texted back and forth as we were shopping for gifts and ended up going to her restaurant she worked at to drop off the gifts. She showed us a picture of her granddaughter and talked about how hard things were at home. And that this would provide so much joy for her granddaughter.” - Jamie