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Northeast Arkansas - Jonesboro Online Angel Tree

The Salvation Army Angel Tree program reaches thousands of children every year throughout the United States

If you have an opportunity to bring joy to someone's life, why wouldn't you?

Every child should experience the excitement of receiving a present on Christmas, despite their circumstances.

Making a difference in your community…

The Salvation Army Angel Tree Program has been a tradition since 1979.

Angel Tree serves thousands of children every year.

Angel Trees are on-site in shopping centers, corporations, churches and organizations.

The Salvation Army Angel Tree volunteers devote thousands of hours of their time each year.


	"But Jesus called them to Him, saying, 'Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for to such belongs the kingdom of God.'" Luke 18:16

How Angel Tree Works

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Social service agencies and schools refer families to The Salvation Army for help with Christmas. Participants are interviewed to verify that the family is truly in need.

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We obtain the name of each child or older adult in the family and a list of desired Christmas gift and verify that the family is not receiving duplicate services from another agency.

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Angel tags are printed for each individual and placed on Salvation Army Angel Trees at area malls and in local companies and organizations.

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Generous Donors select Angels, purchase gifts, and return them to the Angel Tree drop off centers by Friday, DECEMBER 12th.

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Upon their return, the gifts are processed at The Salvation Army Christmas Joy Center for pickup by the Angel Tree families at their appointed time.

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The families pick up their gifts on Wednesday, December 17th. The parents get the joy of wrapping them and placing them under their tree for the long-anticipated time of Christmas - the CELEBRATION OF CHRIST'S BIRTH.

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Angel tags are printed for each individual and placed on Salvation Army Angel Trees at area malls and in local companies and organizations.

4

Generous Donors select Angels, purchase gifts, and return them to the Angel Tree drop off centers by Friday, DECEMBER 12th.

5

Upon their return, the gifts are processed at The Salvation Army Christmas Joy Center for pickup by the Angel Tree families at their appointed time.

6

The families pick up their gifts on Wednesday, December 17th. The parents get the joy of wrapping them and placing them under their tree for the long-anticipated time of Christmas - the CELEBRATION OF CHRIST'S BIRTH.

5

Upon their return, the gifts are processed at The Salvation Army Christmas Joy Center for pickup by the Angel Tree families at their appointed time.

6

The families pick up their gifts on Wednesday, December 17th. The parents get the joy of wrapping them and placing them under their tree for the long-anticipated time of Christmas - the CELEBRATION OF CHRIST'S BIRTH.

A History Of Community Involvement

Along with the familiar Red Kettles, the Angel Tree program is one of The Salvation Army's highest profile Christmas efforts. Angel Tree was created by The Salvation Army in 1979 by Majors Charles and Shirley White when they worked with a Lynchburg, Virginia shopping mall to provide clothing and toys for children at Christmas time.

The program got its name because the Whites identified the wishes of local children by writing their gift needs on Hallmark greeting cards that featured pictures of angels. They placed the cards on a Christmas tree at the mall to allow shoppers to select children to help. Thanks to the Whites, who were assigned by The Army to the Lynchburg area at the time, more than 700 children had a brighter Christmas that first year.

Three years later, when the Whites were transferred to Nashville, Tennessee, Angel Tree was launched in the Music City. WSM radio, which airs the Grand Ol' Opry, came on board that year as the first Angel Tree co-sponsor in the U.S.

Because of the on-air promotion on WSM in Nashville, as well as national publicity on CNN and the Larry King Show, news of Angel Tree spread across the country like wildfire.

The Salvation Army Angel Tree Program is a supplemental program to assist low-income families. It is a copywritten entity.

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