Annual Christmas Tree Giving Program
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The Christmas Tree Giving Program, with your help, provides clothing and toys to needy children in Cumberland County. The children in need are identified by agencies that serve children or families with special needs. Your gifts bring smiles to children who otherwise would not be receiving gifts.
Because of the Covid-19 virus restrictions this year, the tree will be in the main entrance to the Church but it will not have the ornaments on it. The ornaments that you usually select from the tree will be handed to you as you leave from Mass on the weekends of November 13, 14 and November 20, 21 in a blue envelope for a boy and red envelope for a girl. For those who are currently not attending Mass, the envelopes will be available in the office during the week. Each ornament represents a child and has their first name, age, sex, clothing size, and a suggested toy. Each ornament also has the due date the gifts are due back to the church and whether the gift is to be wrapped or not wrapped.
To participate in the program, please take one or more envelopes containing the ornaments and purchase a clothing outfit and a toy for the child identified on the ornament. In most cases all of the gifts for an agency will be opened at the same time so please limit your gift to one clothing outfit and one toy. If you wish to be more generous, please take additional envelopes. Please pay special attention to the due date and the wrapping instructions written on the ornament. Please attach the ornament to the gifts.
Each year we receive thank you notes from either the agencies or the individual families telling us how much your gift giving has made a positive impact on their holiday and how blessed you are. With your help, the program will be successful again this year.
Thank you,
Virginia and Jack Smith
Kathy Small
