October 18, 2019
By: Dwayne Page
The 25th annual DeKalb County Angel Tree Project will soon be underway and your support is needed to help make this holiday season merrier for hundreds of children.
Laura Stone said applications will be available for pickup from October 28th until November 1st. Applicants must be DeKalb County residents and children from birth to no older than age 12 by December 25, 2019 are eligible. Applications must be picked up at the Department of Children and Human Services office on Walker Drive. No exceptions. Completed applications must be returned on Monday November 11th.
“This is our 25th year. Anyone in need that picks up an application has to complete it and provide the documentation requested which is to prove you are a DeKalb County resident. You must also prove the ages of your children (up to age 12). Once those applications are taken we fill out the Angel Tree cards and distribute those to the local banks. People of the community can then pick up an Angel and buy for a child. The wish list on the Angels is just a suggestion. It is what the child specifically asks for. Sometimes people will buy only what is on there. In some cases they will buy additional things. It’s not necessary that you buy everything on the list and you don’t have to wrap the gifts,” said Stone.
For more information contact Laura Stone 615-464-7135 (texts only please).