What Spirit of Christmas organization completes every year gets done in a flurry of just a few months.
August
Board members serve 3 year terms, each year rotating in a new member. Officers and committee members have the choice of staying with their position each year. If not, an election committee is formed to help fill the empty seats.
September/October
November
Anyone unable to pick up on distribution day can pick up their gifts until packing is complete. Everything is put into storage to be ready for the next year.
2024 Packing Schedule
January/February
April
August
- Board and Officers meet in advance of the regular monthly meetings which are open to the public
- They discuss and plan out the upcoming year
Board members serve 3 year terms, each year rotating in a new member. Officers and committee members have the choice of staying with their position each year. If not, an election committee is formed to help fill the empty seats.
September/October
- Distribution sites and times are confirmed (Chippewa Falls, Stanley, Cadott, and Cornell)
- Giving tree locations are confirmed
- Gift tags are filled out, then dropped off at Giving Tree locations
- Sponsor and donation request letters are sent out
- Delivery trucks, buses and schools are confirmed
- Insurance Policy renewed
- Dates for packing gifts are set
- Applications, tags, and envelopes are ordered an/or printed
- Applications are distributed
November
- Packing site gets set up, inventory taken and packing begins for the new applications received
- Deadline for applications is end of November
- Packing for all distribution sites is done in downtown Chippewa Falls from mid November to mid December
- Distribution days are scheduled before Christmas so parents have time to wrap the gifts
- Parents are sent a letter notifying them what their scheduled pick up time is
- Monday following the distribution the packing site is packed up
- Inventory, packing and cleaning is done
Anyone unable to pick up on distribution day can pick up their gifts until packing is complete. Everything is put into storage to be ready for the next year.
2024 Packing Schedule
January/February
- Thank you letters are mailed and a thank you ad is placed in area newspapers
- New officers are elected, committee members are appointed and the annual audit is completed
April
- Taxes are filed
Meeting Dates |
Dates to Remember |
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August 6, 2024 (5:15 Board Meeting)
September 10, 2024 October 8, 2024 November 11, 2024 December 3, 2024 (3:00pm) January 14, 2025 **Election of Officers** (6:00pm) *Unless noted, meetings start at 6:00pm and take place at: Liberty Christian School (North end door) 17250 CO. HWY. J Chippewa Falls, WI 54729 |
Application Available: September 3, 2024
Application Deadline: November 25, 2024 Distribution day: December 14, 2024 Sponsored Families: December *Cadott Fire Station 12:00pm-3:00pm *Cornell City Hall 9:00am-12:00pm *Chippewa Falls Liberty Christian School 9:00am-12:00pm *Stanley Community Center in Chapman Park 10:00am-1:00pm |
