More than 230 area children are in need of help this holiday season through the Adopt-A-Child campaign. Through the program, donors purchase Christmas gifts for youngsters.
Families in need range from single-child households “to one family with six kids,” said organizer Barbie Daugharthy. Children’s ages range from “a couple of babies that aren’t due to be born until December,” to almost 18, she said.
Donors will be provided with a wish list for each child with essentials such as clothing as well as toys they would like.
“Some list more or less of each,” she said, “All we ask is that donors buy at least one thing that a child needs.”
Donors are encouraged to spend about $40 per child, although they are welcome to go beyond that, Daugharthy added.
Gifts should be dropped off — unwrapped — at First Baptist Church, 801 N. Cottonwood St., from 9 a.m. to noon and 1 to 4 p.m. Monday through Thursday between now and Dec. 9. “We had an issue last year with children in the same family receiving unequal numbers of gifts. That’s why we don’t want them wrapped this time.”
Gifts will be distributed Dec. 13.
Children can be adopted by calling Daugharthy at 365-5061, Teresa Gribble at 365-9103 and Deb Sager at 365-7407.
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