Whatever program you support this year, your gift could be the only one a local child opens this season. There's a huge satisfaction in that, no matter the gift. Some of the stories behind these families will break your hearts. People struggle in this county like we can't imagine. When one volunteer called one mother this month, the volunteer asked the mother what she really wanted for Christmas.
People usually say pots or pans or pictures for barren walls.
Imagine such a simple grocery item being a sole Christmas wish from an overburdened mother. You may register as late as that morning. For information, call Ward at 368-6357. Each year, the Salvation Army delivers gifts to needy children through its angel tags, which are distributed through businesses and community groups. Employees and members take a tag and buy for the anonymous child described on the tag.