​Recipients...

  • The Salvation Army and the Holiday Sharing Tree hotline or website do not sign up recipients to the Holiday Sharing Tree for any reasons.
  • All gifts are in the form of a Gift Card. Tree sites are not able to accept wrapped packages.
  • Please do not contact the Blue Earth County or Nicollet County for questions regarding this project or how you sign up to be a recipient. A "pre-approved" system was determined in October and letters sent to this year's recipients. 
  • If you have any other questions, you may contact the Holiday Sharing Tree on this website under "Contact" or leave a message on the HST Hotline at 507-386-4972. 


2024 Important Dates


Friday, November 15th:                                     Project Kick Off at Bomgaars

Giving Cards Available for Pick Up:                 Mankato: Both Hy-Vee locations, Fleet Farm, Riverhills Mall Food Court,                                                                                    Bomgaars

                                                                             North Mankato: North Mankato Taylor Library

                                                                             St. Peter: Nutter Clothing, First National Bank Minnesota, Hy-Vee


DRIVE THRU DISTRIBUTION Thursday, December 19th


Blue Earth County and North Mankato Recipients:  1-6pm at the Mankato Armory - 100 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, Mankato MN. Please follow signs



​​​​Nicollet County Recipients: Nicollet Co Health and Human Services- 622 South Front Street, St. Peter, MN. 



For both drive-thru distributions, please bring with you an ID or utility bill showing the address you signed up with AND YOUR FAMILY ID. If you lost that ID, the distribution sites can help you with a ID or Utility bill.



Friday, Dec 20th:                                   Make up distribution for bad weather on Dec 19th. Please                                                                                                             listen to KTOE-AM, The Holiday Sharing Tree hot-line at                                                                                                               507-386-4972, or this website for confirmation.


GIFT CARDS NOT PICK UP ON Thursday, DEC 19TH MAY BE RE-DISTRIBUTED

Welcome to the 39th Annual  Holiday Sharing Tree Website

Click on the picture to learn more about the commemorative print.

Providing gifts to those in need in Blue Earth and Nicollet Counties since 1985.