It is time once again for the Adopt a Christmas Angel program in Port O’Connor, to provide Christmas gifts for our less fortunate children.
This is how the program works: From November 21 to December 10, you can pick up paperwork at POC Hardware. This consists of a numbered envelope containing the “vital statistics” for your chosen child – age, gender, grade, clothing sizes, shoe size, and coat size. Shoe and coat sizes will only be available if your child needs these items. You do not need to purchase any toys. The Toy Run, another annual Christmas program, provides these.
The Adopt A Christmas Angel committee recommends a spending limit of $100 per child. If you would like to participate but feel that you cannot afford this amount by yourself, enlist a friend or two to split the cost, and share the fun of shopping and wrapping, along with the glow of knowing you have helped a child have a nice Christmas.
After you have shopped for your Angel, wrap the gifts, and put your Angel’s number somewhere on each gift. Please make the number large enough that it can be seen, but small enough so that Santa’s helpers can put the “To/From” gift tags on each present.
Please take your gifts to POC Hardware Store by December 10. The store will keep the gifts until time for their delivery/pick-up. The employees at the hardware store are most gracious in helping to complete this project each year, and they have an alarm system which keeps everything safe.
If you want to participate but are unable to do the shopping, call Marie (983-2322 or 983-4764), Brenda (983-2272 or 920-2272), or you may let Wanda at the POC Hardware know. Santa’s elves will be glad to help.
Help these children to have a Merry Christmas and it’s very likely that your Christmas will be even merrier!
If You Need To Put A Child On This Year’s Angel List:
Angels will be accepted from November 11th through November 25 – the sooner, the better. Do not wait until the last minute! This is a large program and it takes numerous people to get it up and going.
You should contact Marie Hawes (983-2322; 920-2322), Brenda Smith (983-2272; 920-2272), or Wanda Redding at the POC Hardware (983-2708) during the store’s business hours.
Strict confidentiality will be maintained. Even the kind souls who adopt these angels do not know the identity of the child.
The parent or guardian only may put a child on the list and make arrangements. The child must live in Port O’Connor and be between the ages of one year and sixth grade. School-aged children must attend Port O’Connor School. Do not put relatives’ children on the list unless they live with you.
You will need to furnish the child’s age, grade and clothing sizes. You may also include any special interest that your child may have.
Please use this program if you need, but do not abuse it. If you have used the program in the past, and if you can, maybe this year you can adopt an angel.
