The Salvation Army San Bernardino Corps invites the community to help children in need by participating in its Angel Tree program.
Angel Trees are decorated with cards listing names and wish lists of children whose families cannot afford to buy holiday gifts. Shoppers are invited to take a card from the tree, buy the gifts and return them to the Angel Tree volunteers. The program runs through Dec. 22.
Angel Trees are available at the Inland Center Mall, 500 Inland Center Drive, San Bernardino, and at local Walmart stores, according to a news release from the Salvation Army.
Angel Tree donations will provide toys to children from 400 families in the area including San Bernardino, Colton, Bloomington, Rialto, Grand Terrace, Highland, Redlands, Mentone, Loma Linda and Yucaipa and mountain communities including Big Bear Lake, Blue Jay, Crestline and Lake Arrowhead, according to the news release.
“Legos, board games and clothes are just a few items on the children’s wish lists,” Major Adam Morales, commander of the Salvation Army San Bernardino Corps, said in the news release.
“Shoppers who participate in the program are encouraged to shop for more than what is needed on the list. I can’t think of a better way for local people, including business owners and managers, to help the community and spread the spirit of Christmas,” Morales said.
For information on the Angel Tree program, call Steven Pinckney at 909-792-6868 or visit the Angel Tree in the Inland Center Mall in San Bernardino.
In addition to the Angel Tree program, the Salvation Army needs donations of turkeys, hams and canned foods, as well as cash, checks and gift cards. These can be dropped off at the Salvation Army’s corps office at 838 Alta St., Redlands, or at the Hospitality House at 925 W. 10th St., San Bernardino.
Donations can also be made at sanbernardino.salvationarmy.org.
