Annual Angel Tree program benefits local children in need

The Angel Trees, from which individuals pick a tag and purchase a gift item for a local child in need, have once again appeared throughout campus. Members of the Salve Regina community are invited to participate in the Angel Tree program, which will be on display through Friday, Dec. 14.

Angel Trees are located in Miley Hall, the O’Hare Academic Center, the Rodgers Recreation Center, Wakehurst and the Center for Adult Education in Warwick.

More than 24 percent of Newport’s children are living in families below the poverty threshold, higher than the state average of 16.9 percent. This year, approximately 730 tags placed on the Angel Trees are benefiting children in need through Child & Family, the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Community Center, the Salvation Army and the Tashirat Orphanage in Mexico.

Each tag lists a child’s name, age and wish. Donors are asked to choose a tag from the tree, purchase a gift and return it in a gift bag or unwrapped to the Office of Community Service in Wakehurst 202 or the Center for Adult Education by Wednesday, Dec. 14. Please make sure to attach the label to the gift.

In addition to the Angel Trees, a baby shelf has been added to the Wakehurst lobby and the Center for Adult Education. All baby supplies donated will be distributed to the Ronald McDonald House in Providence and the NYU Medical Center NICU.

This is the ninth year that Salve Regina is participating in the Angel Tree program. For more information, contact the Office of Community Service at Ext. 2440 or community.services@salve.edu.