 The Brainerd Salvation Army is continuing its long tradition of supplying gifts for kids through their Christmas angel tree and their partnership with the Marines for the Toys for Kids program. This week the Salvation Army opened up the sign up applications to parents wishing to participate in the programs. Logan Gay has more. It's about time to get into the spirit of giving. The Salvation Army and Brainerd along with the Heartland Attachment of the Marine Corps League is now setting applications for kids in Southern Croain County wishing to have a Merry Christmas. Right now we're taking intakes for our angel tree program and we're doing the Toys for Kids applications. We partner with the Marines every year and so we've got people coming in and applying for Christmas gifts and the food card. Last year we gave out about $16,000 in cup gift cards. The Toys for Kids and Christmas angel tree sign up started on Monday. Joining a child up for the programs is very simple. So when they come here we ask that they bring their identification, some mail showing they're in our area and identification for the children. Pretty quick and easy and just get that filled out and they let us know what their kids want for Christmas. The Salvation Army is also seeking volunteers for their Red Kettle campaign. We're looking for bell ringers at register to ring dot com so you can go right online and register to be a volunteer and ring bells for us. And if you don't want a Kettle ring by yourself you can choose to ring with your family or friends. I've seen a lot of families that do that every year go bell ringing as a family and you know teach their family the joy of giving back. The Christmas tree angel and Toys for Kids sign up will end on Wednesday, November 2nd. And Brainerd Logan Gaye Lakeland News. If requested the Salvation Army can supply businesses with their own personal Red Kettle. If you've enjoyed this segment of Lakeland News please consider making a tax deductible contribution to Lakeland Public Television.