2008 Salvation Army Angel Tree
Penn State Hershey Medical Center & College of Medicine
As most of you are
aware by now, each year the Salvation Army serves children and families of
our communities through the Angel Tree Program.
In 2007, PSHMC/PSCOM helped to provide over 400 children with
much needed winter clothing, coats, toys and general holiday cheer.
Here's a refresher to
remind you how the program works:
The Salvation Army
identifies families, qualified by economic and social need, which may benefit
from the program. The Salvation Army
provides a list of children identified by a code number/name, age, gender,
clothing sizes and some possible gift suggestions. Through employee involvement, PSHMC/PSCOM
provides gifts for the children. Warm
clothes are always needed, however, toys, games and
non-perishable foods are welcome.
Here's how you can
participate:
1.
To request an
Angel Tree tag (or tags), send me an e-mail ([email protected]) with “ANGEL
TREE” as the subject line and let me know how many tags you'd like. In your e-mail, include your name, phone
number and mail code. I will
send the tags to you via interoffice mail. If you have any preferences
(ages, boy or girl, siblings), please include these and I'll do my best to
accommodate your request (no guarantees!)
2. Shop or have someone shop for the child for
you. (Selected gift ideas and clothing
sizes are on the tag).
3. Deliver the gifts unwrapped and
identified with the Angel Tree tag in early December (dates & locations to
be announced later).
Note: Although it is
requested that the gifts NOT be wrapped, feel free to include wrapping paper
with your gift. It will enable the
parents of the children to help wrap the gifts and to be part of
the holiday celebration.
Please feel free to pass this message along to
anyone else that may wish to participate.
If you would like more information or if you have any
questions, please feel free to contact me via e-mail or at phone extension
4754. Thank you for making this program a
success!
Steve Holzman