Former 'Angel Tree' Kid All Grown Up Gives Heartfelt Thanks to Those Participating in the Charitable Holiday Task for Children Today

Elna McHilderson • Managing Editor

Dec 13, 2023 6:00 PM EST

Recently, people on TikTok have been posting videos of themselves shopping for an "Angel Tree" list. If you don't know what that is: It is a program where you can go to a store, ask to participate, then they will give you a Christmas present list from underprivileged children whose family is most likely unable to afford gifts this year, and you can purchase those gifts for them. It's a very heartwarming and charitable thing to do and we're all about it becoming a trend on TikTok.

A former "Angel Tree" kid, now all grown up, saw one of these videos and it brought her to tears. She then started to see other videos of people shopping for Angel Tree kids and she felt she had to respond. She posted a video, holding back tears, telling her story about when she was an Angel Tree kid. She had mostly asked for essentials, but also asked for two toys. She reveals in the video that it was an unforgettable Christmas because she got everything she asked for, including those two toys. She even pulls them out to show everybody that she still has those two toys and they were "very much loved."