Update: Our Merry Melon Giving Tree application is now closed. If you would like to find out how to support a Giving Tree family please see below!

Watermelon Swim gives back to local families in need each year by helping provide some extra holiday cheer!

We support the Tampa Bay community that has supported us in so many ways. Since 2007 our annual Giving Tree program has helped hundreds of Tampa Bay families in need by ensuring underserved communities have access to holiday gifts, meals, clothing, and more. This year we are also spreading our mission by providing families in need with what we do best, the gift of swimming!

From November 25th to December 19th, Team Melon along with our Melon-tastic swim families, are asked to take an ornament from any of our four locations to directly support a wish-list from a local family in need. Additionally, we will have an Amazon Wish List for those wishing to purchase gifts online. All gifts will be transported to our Wesley Chapel location, aka Santa’s Workshop, where they will be organized and ready for families to pick up on December 20th.

If your family could use assistance, or if you would like to nominate a family in need, please complete our online form via the link below. We will be accepting up to 60 families this holiday season. Applications will be reviewed by a Merry Melon representative as they are received, and capacity is limited, so be sure to act fast!

We are so excited to enter another Giving Season, and we thank you from the bottom of our hearts for helping our Merry Melon Giving Tree grow. Happy holidays from our Melon family to yours!

Sign Up or Nominate a Family:

How to Donate:

Option 1:

  • Take an ornament from our tree available at each location.
  • From November 25th to December 19th, drop off the new, unwrapped gift with the ornament attached to the location you picked the ornament.
  • The gifts will be sorted for families to pick up on December 20th from our Wesley Chapel location.

Option 2:

  • Purchase items off of our Amazon Wish List
  • Have the unwrapped items shipped to our Wesley Chapel location by Dec 19th.
  • The gifts will be sorted for families to pick up on December 20th.
  • The Merry Melon Amazon wish list will continue to be updated as we receive needs from families. Please continue to check-in: