 The Bemidji Best Christmas Ever team has collected dozens of gifts for one local family. Now they're getting ready for the big surprise. The team recently hosted a rapping party at CK Dudley's in Bemidji to get all the presents in order for the family. Around 18 volunteers helped out, including the 2016 and 2017 recipients of the Best Christmas Ever surprise. Since BCE has been in Bemidji over the last three years, the team says more and more community members have helped out. The support came from a lot of different organizations and businesses and local community members. We had United Way helped out in the Alamano with their gift drive. They set aside some gifts for the family that were blessed this Christmas. Bemidji Crisis Center on Bemidji did a lot of work. Minnesota Limited with Cindy Young, they gathered 35 plus gifts so it was just multiple people coming together and making this obviously the best Christmas ever for this family. There is no set date, but the surprise will happen sometime during this week. If you enjoyed this segment of Lakeland News, please consider making a tax-deductible contribution to Lakeland PBS.