Angel Tree Program
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What is The Salvation Army Angel Tree Program?
For
over 115 years, The Salvation Army Angel Tree Program has
provided Christmas assistance for disadvantaged children and
senior citizens. Through the Angel Tree program, donors can
become personally involved because they are able to choose a
specific child or senior to help. Last year, we were able to
provide gifts to 23,115 children and seniors in Harris,
Montgomery and Fort Bend counties. Once a child or senior has
been registered as an “Angel,” The Salvation Army makes a
promise that we will provide Christmas for that individual. The
promise includes a variety of gifts for each child or senior. In
order to accomplish this, The Salvation Army depends on the
generosity of individual donors, corporations and organizations.
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Last year, 144 companies and organizations helped fulfill the
gift requests of over 12,000 Angels. The remaining Angels were
adopted from our Mall Angel Trees and also filled by volunteers
at our Secret Santa Warehouse.
How does someone become a Salvation Army Angel?
Families in need can sign up for assistance at one of seven
Salvation Army registration locations. They must meet the
federal minimum poverty guidelines to qualify. We serve children
ranging in age from infants to 12 years old and seniors that are
62 and older. The Salvation Army maintains the confidentiality
of all program recipients.
How does it work?
Once Angels have
been registered, Angel “tags” or ornaments are printed with that
Angel’s name, age, gender, clothing sizes, shoe size, gift
requests and a code number.
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Companies and
organizations can participate in our Corporate Angel Tree program
and adopt Angels to hang on a tree at their workplace, school or
church. You can
also visit one of six Houston area shopping malls and adopt a
child or senior from one of our Mall Angel Trees. After the
Angels’ gifts have been purchased, they are returned to The
Salvation Army where they are sorted by their unique code
numbers and distributed to families.
How do I sign up to host an Angel Tree?
If you
would like to host an Angel Tree at your workplace, school or
church, simply fill out a Corporate Angel Tree registration form and
turn it in by October 17. On the form, you can indicate how many
Angels you would like to adopt and also select one of four training
sessions available for you to attend.
Once you
have registered and receive your Angel Tree toolkit complete with
your Angel tags, you will be ready to start your program. Some
suggested ideas for displaying your Angels are:
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Hang Angels on your
organization’s Christmas tree
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Use garland to outline the
shape of a Christmas tree and attach the Angels
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Use a bulletin board in
your office or break room to display the Angels
For
More Information About The 2008 Angel Tree Program
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