December 28, 2009

Christmas Angels program a success

      For the ninth straight year, the White River Township Fire Department helped families in need this Christmas season by providing gifts for children through its Christmas Angels program.  Through a partnership with the Johnson County United Way, the department receives a list of names each year and then goes out to procure funds and other donations necessary to purchase the gifts.  This year, many individuals and businesses helped contribute to the success of the program.  Some of the larger contributors this year, either through child sponsorship, toy donations, or monetary gifts, included Meijer, Friends Forever, Sertoma Club, Northpointe Surveying, Target, Culvers, Indiana Members Credit Union, Old National Bank, Crabapple Daycare, Center Grove School Foundation, Angels Anonymous, and Center Grove CARE.  Additionally, each of the White River fire stations collectively came together for contributions to the effort.  In all, a total of ninety children in twenty-five families were supported through this year's program.

         Individuals and businesses can help in many ways, ranging from a monetary donation to shopping for specific gifts for specific children.  In any case, once all the purchases have been made, all of the gifts are sorted by child and family and then wrapped at a wrapping party.  Students from Center Grove Middle School North assisted in wrapping gifts once again this year, as they have for several years now.  Shortly after the wrapping party, gifts are delivered by firefighters both on and off duty just in time for Christmas.

         If you would like to help with next year's project, please contact Public Education Officer Craig Zollars at (317) 888-8337 or by e-mail by clicking HERE.

 
    

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