Lilly's mom is back in college trying to finish up her criminal justice degree. She has raised four children. She also likes to help the homeless. 

Bruce slipped on the ice and suffered a severe brain injury. After five hours of surgery, the doctors were unable to save him. 

Judy is a single mother who was abandoned by her boyfriend. She is struggling to make ends meet. 

Haylie is the mother of 6 kids under the age of 7. Things have been tight for the past few years. 

Bella is a little girl with a vascular malformation. Her family is making regular trips to the Mayo Clinic for wound care and skin grafting. 

Britni and her 6 year old daughter have gone through some tough times. They survived homelessness and even had to sleep in the car for a few nights. 

Kevin is a single father who ended an abusive relationship. He has an 11 year old son and they were homeless for a while. 

Abby is a single mom and needs surgery. She's been sick and going back and forth to the Mayo clinic. 

Sarah had to make the decision to take her sister off life support. Afterwards, she took in her sister's three teenage children. 

Aimee is a single mother with a 13 month old daughter. She is going back to school in January and money is tight this Christmas season. 

Kristy is a single mom living on disability. She is fighting Stage 4 cancer. She has 3 kids, 1 with special needs, and she drives from Lisbon, ND each week to Fargo for radiation and chemotherapy treatments. 

Dylan was diagnosed with leukemia in February and went through 8 rounds of chemotherapy. He now takes a daily oral chemotherapy pill. His family moved closer to the Roger Maris Cancer Center for his treatment. 

Isabella is a 3 year old girl fighting cancer. She just finished her radiation and will be having weekly chemo treatments until next March. Mom, Savannah, just gave birth to a baby boy. 

Kaedin was born on October 12th with a hole in his abdominal wall, and his intestines were outside his body. The recovery is a long process before they will be able to close up the wound and Kaedin will be able to go home. 

Willow was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis in February and the family had to go down to one salary. Her 3 year old daughter was diagnosed with autism. Mom passed away in July. Her 16 year old son got a part time job to help out with the groceries. 

The first Christmas Gift of the Holiday Season is "The Keith McDougall Award", we endeavor to make the first gift one that has touched our community. The Fargo Police officers involved in the July 14, 2023 shooting in Fargo have been named recipients of the first Christmas Gift of 2023. 

Fedelia, who was a caregiver to her husband, recently lost him and now is trying to get back on her feet with young children and little family around. Fedelia is a 2022 recipient of the Christmas Gift. 

Tracy, just 42 years old, is a mom of 2 teenagers and has a long road to recovery after a cancer and brain tumor diagnosis... she is unable to work and her friends worry this holiday season could be tough. 

Jaime is a single mom of 2 kids, working 2 jobs to try to make ends meet... We are thrilled she is one of our 2022 Christmas Gift recipients. 

After years of heart issues and surgeries, Aaron was able to receive a heart transplant. However, this surgery will keep him and his parents (and dog) in Rochester during the holiday season. With his sister still in school in Moorhead, they are hoping to be together for the holidays. 

Dec. 1, 2022: Staff Sgt. Cody Cox transitioned to his heavenly home on September 4, 2022, just one month before his daughter, Nova, was born. Samantha, Lennox and Nova have been granted our first 2022 Christmas gift.