Salvation Army Angel Tree in need of donations

NEW HANOVER COUNTY, NC (WWAY) — The Salvation Army’s Angel Tree program needs your help.

The organization said that while all the angels have been adopted, they have not received gifts for more than 600 of those angels.

The deadline to drop off the angel gifts is this Friday, December 15.

“We have until Friday so that we can make sure that your gift goes to your child that you’ve purchased for and the angel that you’ve adopted,” Salvation Army of Wilmington Corps Officer Maj. Mark Craddock said.

You can drop off the angel gifts at the Salvation Army Angel Tree at Independence Mall, any Salvation Army store, or the Salvation Army’s location at 820 North 2nd Street in downtown Wilmington.

The Angel Tree program helps about 3,000 children in our area.

“When parents have to make decisions during the Christmas season — Am I providing toys for my kids and Christmas memories or am I going to pay rent or medicine or food? And so our help, your help at Christmas time through the Angel Tree gives parents the opportunity to provide for a great Christmas for their kids,” Craddock said.

If you didn’t get an angel from the tree, the Salvation Army could still use your help.

“Even though there aren’t angels on the tree for adopting, we’re still looking for toys, especially main gifts for boys and girls,” Craddock said. “The bigger gifts, not necessarily your big expensive gifts, but nicer gifts for boys and girls. And boys clothes are always in great need.”

For more information on the Salvation Army and their Angel Tree program, click here.