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ELIZABETHTON â Hundreds of cars and trucks made their way to the 776th Maintenance Companyâs National Guard armory Wednesday for the Carter County portion of the annual distribution of the Johnson City Press Christmas Box food packages and the Salvation Army Angel Tree toys and childrenâs clothing.
Because of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), the distribution was different this year, with fewer workers on hand and none of the recipients of the Christmas Boxes and Angel Tree presents going inside the armory.
Usually, the large hall in the armory is full of boxes and toys, as workers bring out the packages as each family walks inside and registers at the front. This time, the families lined up in their cars in the parking lot of the armory as the workers brought the Christmas Boxes and Angel Tree gifts outside in shopping carts and loaded everything in the waiting cars.
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Million Monarchs Boudoir Portraits, 2 Main St. in Massena, recently donated over $1000 worth of toys and clothing to The Salvation Army Angel Tree. The toys will be delivered to underprivileged children in the area. Pictured from left are Kharissa Danboise, A Million Monarchs representative (hair and makeup professional) and Marina LaBaff, A Million Monarchs owner. Photo submitted by A Million Monarchs.
Pandemic makes Angel Tree distribution day even more meaningful this year
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ORLANDO, Fla. – The spirit of Christmas came alive during the Salvation Army’s Angel Tree distribution day at the Joy Center in Orlando on Wednesday.
This year the annual event meant more to some because of economic hardships tied to the coronavirus pandemic. Thousands of families and seniors will receive gifts thanks to the kindness of the Central Florida community.
“It’s a great blessing, you know, especially for our children, they get you know, gifts, since this year has been a really, really hard year,” Edith said, one of the thousands of families who received presents. “Thank you so much! We really appreciate it and our kids are gonna love the gifts.”