MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – WVU Medicine Fairmont Medical Center is hosting a Salvation Army Angel Tree this Christmas season.
The Salvation Army Angel Tree program helps families put presents under their Christmas trees. Wish lists from registered children are placed on Christmas trees hosted by community sponsors where they can be chosen by donors who purchase gifts of new clothing or toys for the children to open with their families on Christmas morning.
“We agreed to host a tree this year in order to continue to give back to our community,” Cari Morgan, WVU Medicine Fairmont Medical Center nurse director, said. “We want to be an active participant in the betterment of the lives of those who live in Marion County, and this is a way we can do that during the holiday season. These children may never know where these gifts came from, but they will have happy memories of opening them on Christmas morning.”
Due to the increased hardships brought on by the COVID pandemic, more families than ever face economic challenges. In addition to the Angel Tree program, the Salvation Army also helps provide food, shelter, and utility assistance to those in need at Christmas and year-round through donations they receive in their Red Kettle program.
Sponsors can visit the Fairmont Medical Center tree to choose an Angel. Drop-off information will be provided through the Salvation Army.