As the leaves begin to fall, we know Christmas is fast approaching and with it comes a time for celebration, family, food, and gifts! However, for many local families, the Christmas season is often a very difficult time of year. Concerns from low-income families struggling to make ends meet often means children are not able to receive anything beyond the basic, such as a Christmas gift. The Giving
Tree is an important program in which less fortunate children in our community receive Christmas gifts through the generosity of local businesses, organizations, and individuals. Unfortunately, with job losses, medical bills, increasing food and other costs, this program becomes even more important. The Giving Tree program is made possible by the generous support from local businesses, organizations, and individuals. The program has been operating for more than 20 years. WHO DOES IT HELP? This program helps low-income families in Taylor County provide Christmas gifts for their children. HOW DOES IT WORK? Low-income applicants indicate what gifts their child would need or like for Christmas. The requests are not just for toys and games but often for basic needs such as: jackets, hats, gloves, shoes, socks, pants, shirts, blankets, etc. Each organization/individual is then given a list of children to buy for (children's’ names are kept confidential). HOW CAN I HELP? If you are interested in participating, please contact the Taylor County Giving Tree at [email protected]
* If your organization is not interested in buying gifts, we always welcome and appreciate monetary donations. 100% of monetary donations are used to purchase gifts for the children that don't get taken from the list of applicants. Checks can be made out to: MATI (Medford Area for Tomorrow Inc) The Giving Tree is non-profit for tax purposes. Thank you!
