We're all over the 'net!

Are you a fan of the Family Giving Tree? Join us online! We’ve set up our brand new Facebook page and we’d love for you to check us out. Special pictures, videos, events and updates are added every week.

We’ve also created a public page on LinkedIn, the leading professional networking site online. Members can add FGT to their list of groups and associations and participate in discussions about issues that matter to them.

FGT tweets too! If you have a Twitter account, become a FGTTweets follower and join the real-time short messaging service that works over multiple networks and devices.

We're not done yet...the Family Giving Tree has it's own channel on YouTube as well. We've uploaded several videos, slide shows, PSAs and more and we'd love to hear what you think.

Phew! As over whelming as all this may seem...the ability to keep our supporters connected year-round is very important to us. We produce relevant material and we welcome all feedback.

Become an Elf...join us online!

Queen Elf Update

It's been 7 weeks since the surgery and all is well. At 6 weeks they announced the xrays were "perfect" and removed the Morphine like patch. Unfortunatley, without asking, Jenn also stopped taking all the other drugs kaiser had perscribed and spent 4 days in great distress. With that all out of the way she is completely drug free and on to Physical Therapy and rebuilding her strength. So far her back pain levels have gone from a norm of 7 out of 10 on the pain scale to a 2, and many hours to ZERO! She is thrilled with the decision to have the surgery and has lots of feedback for Kaiser on pre-op and post-op intructions :) The Doctor expects to allow her to go back to work April 13th, Jenn is thinking a bit sooner.

Thanks so much for all the good thoughts and prayers!

International Women's Day

In celebration of International Women's Day on March 8th, the Family Giving Tree would like to recognize a few incredible women for their outstanding support of our programs. We’ve created a page on our website to celebrate volunteers because the individual contributions of each of these women are so tremendous. Their combined efforts are vital to our programs and their constant enthusiasm helps brighten the holidays of thousands of children every year. On behalf of the children, thank you for your dedication! Check out the outstanding accomplishments of Cristina Piasecki, Aura Vega, Diane Trevino, Julie Neff, and Joan Scott by clicking here.