Christmas Parade Float 2025
If you are interested in hosting The Greatest Gift at a Church, business, or school in NWA, please click here!
Watch this video of our parade float!
We debuted our NEW Christmas Parade float in the Rogers 2025 Christmas Parade on 12/5/2025! We'd like to thank the Sign Studio in Rogers, our NWA Respect Life team, and all of our volunteers who helped make this float happen.
Click on the video to play.
Behind the Scenes
This year, we knew we wanted to participate in the Christmas parade in a BIG way! The challenge was finding a way to beautifully unite our pro-life mission with the joy and celebration of Christmas. After brainstorming ideas and working through the logistics, we landed on what we believe is the perfect float!
We designed the images ourselves, and The Sign Studio in Rogers generously donated their labor to help bring “the greatest gift” to life. Robert Stroupe—Mary’s husband and Sarah’s father—donated both his garage and his craftsmanship to build the float. He even made custom modifications to ensure the large present was sturdy enough for the parade. Mary, Sarah, and Sheila wrapped more than 30 presents, added festive lighting, and enhanced the oversized bow on top. We also incorporated LED digital scrolling signs to share our message: “The Greatest Gift Began in the Womb.”
A dedicated team of pro-life volunteers also donated a few hours of their day to assemble 1,000 treat bags for parade-goers. Each bag included a candy cane, a Christian sticker, an anatomical model of an 8-week-old baby in the womb, and an informational card about fetal development at 8 weeks and our organization. Despite handing them out sparingly, we ran out halfway through the parade!
Next year, we plan to feature our pro-life float in even more local parades—and hopefully with more treat bags on hand! We have a few adjustments planned for the 2026 season, but we’re already excited for what’s to come.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
The Greatest Gift
is going on tour!
We are thrilled to announce the Greatest Gift, featured on our 2025 Christmas parade float, might be visiting your local NWA church, school or business!
About the Greatest Gift
Our 4ft pro-life gift features Jesus from conception through birth. To get the full effect, our illuminated gift spins so viewers can observe every side! Although it is very large, it is not designed to withstand moisture or wind. All host locations will need to have an indoor space available to display the gift. The location should have enough space for foot traffic to walk around it generously. Crowd control stanchions will help provide a barrier to keep viewers from touching or bumping into the display.
How do I set it up and take it down?
We store the large gift when its not in use. Our team can confidently can set it up and take it down! We just need you to provide the space! We will recommend a volunteer at your location who can oversee the display while it is visiting.
Does it cost money to host the gift?
Since the gift is very large and cant withstand moisture or wind, we rent a Uhaul to move it from our storage to future locations. (This is how we got it to the parade!) A box truck or covered trailer would suffice. Unbelievably, the entire present only weighs about 30 lbs! Due to the lightweight structural materials, we are unable to use a pickup truck or uncovered trailer to move it. We will ask for a donation to cover the cost of the Uhaul. The requested donation will start at $150 and may increase based on mileage and length of time you wish to host the display. If you would like to make a donation to help cover the costs of a church, school, or business to host the Greatest Gift, please click on donate and write "Greatest Gift Tour" in the memo with your donation.
Ready to host The Greatest Gift?
Please fill out this form and we will reach out ASAP!
Current available dates will begin in January 2026.