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Wrapping presents Saturday morning at the Hadley Center for the Salvation Army s Angel Tree families, Starla Gano recounted one mother who had signed up for the Christmas gift program. She was asking for basic necessities, pillows and a mattress pad, said Gano, an employee of Unified School District 489 who helps families in need within the school district connect with financial assistance. Many of her families applied to be on the Angel Tree. One child wanted a stuffed animal to sleep with, and her son wanted a tool box and tool set. Some of these stories break your heart.
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Those who took tags from the Salvation Army’s Angel Tree are asked to turn in their newly-purchased gifts by the end of the day today, Dec. 18, said Julie Smith, executive director of the Salvation Army in Ellis County.
The gifts, which will go to children from low-income families, should be returned unwrapped to Fuzzy’s Taco Shop, 4310 Vine. Smith said the program would serve about 125 children, ages birth through 18, this year.
Volunteers are needed to wrap the gifts from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 19, in the Hadley Center Conference Room, 205 E. Seventh. Volunteers are also needed to hand out gifts to families from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday, Dec. 21, in the same location. Volunteer walk-ins are welcome, Smith said.