The committee has met for this year’s Adopt an Angel program, which provides Christmas gifts for some of our less fortunate children in Port O’Connor.
This is how the program works:
From November 17th until December 6th, you can pick up paperwork at POC Hardware which will have your angel information in a numbered envelope. Inside the envelope will be the “vital statistics” for your chosen child: age, gender, grade, clothing size, shoe size and coat size. Show and coat sizes are only going to be available if your child needs these items. You do not need to purchase any toys. The Toy Run provides toys.
The 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 in the fun of shopping and wrapping, along with the glow of knowing you gave a child a nice Christmas.
If you want to participate but are unable to do the shopping, let Wanda or Judith at the Hardware Store know. Santa’s elves will be glad to help.
After you have shopped for your angel, wrap the gifts and put your angel’s number on each gift and take your gifts to POC Hardware. The store will keep the gifts until delivery/pick-up. The employees at the Hardware Store are most gracious in helping us to complete this project each year.
The deadline to return gifts will be December 15th. See if by participating, it doesn’t make your Christmas merrier!
If You Need to Put a Child on this year’s Angel List:
Angels will be accepted from November 16th through December 1st – 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 or 920-2322), Wanda Redding or Judith Bowman, 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 fifth grade. School-age 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, 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.
