About the
RIDGECREST Angel Tree

The Salvation Army Angel Tree program aims to provide Christmas gifts for kids age 13-17

Hope Marches On this Christmas in the High Desert

We are grateful to bless Teens in Ridgecrest & beyond.

Making a difference in your community…

The Salvation Army is helping to Restore Ridgecrest at Christmas, and every day. Go to saangeltree.org

Angel Tree is just one way your community cares for its children.

See Angel Trees at entrances of Walmart Super Center on Bowman Road and Alta One Federal Credit Unions.

Volunteers selflessly give to bless Others in their community

Learn more about how The Salvation Army Angel Tree program and its donors help millions of parents and children in need celebrate Christmas.

But the angel said to them, "Do not be afraid, I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all people. Today, a Savior has been born to you, He is Christ the Lord!"

How Angel Tree Works

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Electronically Register Tweens & Teens children ages 13-17 at saangletree.org. In our community all children ages 0-11 are served by Toys for Tots, register at toysfortots.org
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Please complete the application thoroughly and upload all necessary documents.
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Deadline to apply is Wednesday, December 15th
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Find Angel Tree Gift Tags for ages 13-17 on our Christmas Trees at Walmart Super Center Bowman Rd or they shop online at http://walmart.com/registry Salvation Army Angel Tree Tween/Teen Gifts & on our Amazon Wish List
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Your generous community faithfully supports Tween/Teen Angel Tree - Find our 2023 Angel Trees at Alta One Federal Credit Unions - We are family!
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Gift Pick Up for Tweens & Teens will be on Wednesday, December 20th at The Salvation Army 151 N. Downs St.(far left doors of the building) from 8am to 8pm. Please be on time for your scheduled appointment.
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Deadline to apply is Wednesday, December 15th
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Find Angel Tree Gift Tags for ages 13-17 on our Christmas Trees at Walmart Super Center Bowman Rd or they shop online at http://walmart.com/registry Salvation Army Angel Tree Tween/Teen Gifts & on our Amazon Wish List
5
Your generous community faithfully supports Tween/Teen Angel Tree - Find our 2023 Angel Trees at Alta One Federal Credit Unions - We are family!
6
Gift Pick Up for Tweens & Teens will be on Wednesday, December 20th at The Salvation Army 151 N. Downs St.(far left doors of the building) from 8am to 8pm. Please be on time for your scheduled appointment.
5
Your generous community faithfully supports Tween/Teen Angel Tree - Find our 2023 Angel Trees at Alta One Federal Credit Unions - We are family!
6
Gift Pick Up for Tweens & Teens will be on Wednesday, December 20th at The Salvation Army 151 N. Downs St.(far left doors of the building) from 8am to 8pm. Please be on time for your scheduled appointment.

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.

We are MOST GOOD Together!

Check out our updated for 2023 Amazon Wish List

https://www.amazon.com/registries/holiday/3R6P5PD3R0OIM/guest-view


Choose a cool gift and it is automatically sent to us - We appreciate your creative ideas and consider what you would have loved to receive in middle and high school for Christmas - Thanks for creatively shopping for the "big kids."

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