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Summer Blessings Giving Tree

5/22/25 | Opportunities to Serve

Summer Blessings Giving Tree

As a counterpart to St. Peter’s Advent Giving Tree, this year we are starting a Summer Blessings Tree in the Undercroft. Beginning next week, a tree will be adorned with tags listing items for two outreach ministries – St. Peter’s Blessing Bags and GiFT (Giving is a Family Tradition). Please take a tag (or two!) from the tree and drop off your items by Monday, June 30. Thank you! 

Needed Items:
  • Travel Size personal care items
  • Hand sanitizer
  • Granola Bars
  • Baby Bath Soap- unscented
  • Baby Wipes
  • Diaper Bags
  • Sippy Cups
  • Sleepers size Preemie-2T
  • Board Books
  • Rattles 
  • Chunky Wooden Puzzles  
  • Gift Cards to Amazon, Target or Walmart any dollar amount 

     You may also purchase items from our Amazon Wishlist and have them shipped directly to St. Peter's!

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More about GiFT

GiFT (Giving is a Family Tradition) is a small St. Louis based nonprofit dedicated to serving NICU (Neonatal Intensive Care Unit) babies and their families. Our Destination Home program is making a profound and meaningful impact in the lives of these amazingly strong families. Parents in the NICU experience higher levels of emotional and financial stress and the average length of stay for a GiFT baby in the NICU is 120 days, creating a sustained crisis for many NICU families. GiFT offers a support service like no other in our area, addressing the unique challenges NICU families face. 

GiFT's mission is to empower NICU families. We foster resilience, hope, and healing during and after the NICU journey through education, providing critical infant care supplies, and cultivating community. Our vision to improve family health outcomes and reduce infant mortality the greater St. Louis area.