Embrace collected 2,247 gifts for the Tree Of Life Ministries on the Rosebud reservation. That is like a ton of gifts! "We’re thankful to partner with the Tree of Life and are hoping every child will have a gift this Christmas as we celebrate the birth of Jesus," said Brianne Cowan, events director for Embrace.

Photos courtesy of Embrace Seratoma campus.

How did it happen?  Embrace has been collecting gifts for Tree of Life, located on the Rosebud reservation of South Dakota, the past couple of years.  But his year created marketing for the December's one thing was "Cram the Van."  At each of the campuses there was a cardboard van that people will asked to fill with gifts with kids at Rosebud and locally.  It was a hit.

Embrace is a 11-year-old church that has grown to 6 campuses and is still growing. The six campuses are: St. Croix, Lakeville, MN, Sioux Falls downtown, Sioux Falls 57th St., Sioux Falls Serotoma, Tea and online. 

Tree of Life Ministry began in 1985 to establish a Christian presence on the Rosebud Reservation. The ministry has a food pantry, feeding program, thrift store, construction ministry and more.