NASHVILLE, TENN - The Salvation Army Nashville Area Command is kicking off its annual Angel Tree Christmas Assistance Program that will start with client application on October 4th, 2012.
“The Angel
Tree program is celebrating its 30th year of serving children and
seniors in the Nashville area”, explained Lt. Col. Charles White, Nashville Area
Commander of The Salvation Army and cofounder of the Angel Tree program. “My wife and I started the Angel Tree program back
in the late 1970’s in Lynchburg, Virginia and when we were transferred to
Nashville in 1982 we brought the successful program with us. We are delighted
to see the success this program has had for 30 years, but none of this is
possible without the financial support from the community.”
Angel Tree Registration:
Clients are
invited to register for Angel Tree assistance at any of our locations listed in
the attached Registration Guidelines document.
Please note registrants must live in the zip codes noted or in the town
the service unit is located.
Specifically, the Nashville Area Command will begin accepting
applications at our Angel Tree Warehouse, located on 3710 Vulcan Dr.,
Nashville, TN 37211 beginning Thursday, October 4th and interviewing
through Wednesday, October 24th.
Registration hours are: Monday through Friday 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m and
1:30 p.m.-4:00p.m., and Thursday evenings 5:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. The Salvation Army serves children up to 12
years and elderly over 65. Adults with disabilities between the ages of 12 and
65 may register for a Kroger food card.
Please visit our website for more detailed guidelines.
Angel Tree Mall
Adoptions:
Angel Trees
will appear in the malls listed below on Saturday, November 10th. Shoppers can “Adopt an Angel” through December
9th. All gifts must be
returned by December 9th.
The Salvation Army Angel Trees will be up inside Cool
Springs Galleria, RiverGate, and The Mall at Green Hills beginning on Saturday,
November 10th. Shoppers are
invited to stop by our booths to adopt an angel for Christmas and make the
holidays brighter for a child or senior citizen. All gifts must be returned by
December 9th. Distribution of
the Angel Tree gifts will take place December 17th -20th.
Forgotten Angel Tree:
The Salvation Army
Nashville Area Command has partnered with Daily's Convenience Stores to add to
our Christmas Angel Tree Assistance program a Forgotten Angels Shop. Of all
the angels expected to register for Angel Tree, thousands may end up
unadopted. To ensure that each special angel receives Christmas
assistance, we have created a forgotten angels shop. Look for our
'Forgotten Angel' trees in all Daily's and
Twicedaily Markets.
Kroger Food Angels:
Kroger and WSMV - Channel 4 have
partnered to provide The Salvation Army Food Angel program. This holiday
season while you are shopping in Kroger, be sure to pick up a Kroger Food Angel
off the tree, located in front of the stores. You can
provide a holiday dinner for an Angel Tree Family by simply taking a Food Angel
tag to the cash register; the cashier will scan it and $25.00 will be
added to your grocery bill. Know that your donation goes to a family in
the form of a direct Kroger Gift card valued at $25.00 which can help provide
several meals for a family this holiday.
Angels on the Air:
Mix 92.9 and Waller Law present "Angels on the
Air" this holiday season. While listening to Mix 92.9 FM folks will
have the opportunity to call in and adopt angels. The morning crew -
Anna, Kim and Clint- in addition to their other around-the-clock DJ's
- will daily read several specific angels’ needs on air so that loyal
listeners will have opportunity to adopt over 400 angels this year.
Angel Tree Distribution:
Angel Tree distribution will take
place December 17th- 20th, were 85 approved families every half hour
will come to the Angel Tree Warehouse, located at 3710 Vulcan Dr., Nashville
37211, to pick up their holiday gifts between 9:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Adopt a Family pickups will be held on
December 21st from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
More Information:
For more
information about The Salvation Army Angel Tree Christmas Assistance programs,
please contact Amanda Grieves at 615-403-5595 or email Amanda_Grieves@uss.salvationarmy.org. If you would like to volunteer your time to
assist with registering families, manning an Angel Tree booth in the malls or
working in the Angel Tree warehouse, please contact Misty Ratcliff at
615-416-3175 or email Misty_Ratcliff@uss.salvationarmy.org.