Salvation Army soliders on with Angel Tree program
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Christmas Box & Angel Tree food & gifts go out
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MOREHEAD CITY â Stephanie Santana was struggling to afford Christmas gifts for her children.
That all changed Wednesday thanks to The Salvation Army, which provided toys and other items to families in need of a helping hand this holiday season.
âThis is a very important help, especially now that COVID has hurt families,â Ms. Santana said. âWe didnât have money for rent and the Salvation Army has helped us. Christmas was going to be very hard but now my kids will have gifts.â
She and her children were among 40 families picking up items at a drive-thru line at the Golden Corral on Arendell Street, where The Salvation Army set up a makeshift toy distribution warehouse. Among the families, about 100 children will be receiving the gifts.
Though things look very different this year because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Salvation Army is still distributing presents and items to families for Christmas.
In Salina, the army began distributing Thursday, with a system in place that got recipients their items in a quick and orderly way after a few weeks of preparation. I had Heartland Early Education . case workers volunteer for about three weeks to get that set up, said Roxanne Matous, office manager for Salina Salvation Army. They came in when they had their time, in between appointments and things like that.
Matous, who has been helping with Christmas distribution for 30 years, said the Heartland Education volunteers finished the set up of the distribution in the Corps Community Center gym on Tuesday.