As this year’s version of Share Your Christmas winds to a close, the charitable campaign designed to help needy children at Christmas is having an impact of many Texas County residents.
As of Monday morning, 288 children from 123 families are receiving help through the program.
Share Your Christmas representatives said that thanks to a generous donation of new toys from an anonymous source last weekend, each child not previously “adopted” or helped through and Angel Tree should have a new toy.
Volunteers will continue working through Christmas Eve to get all gifts distributed. Last-minute donations of children’s clothing, shoes or coats would still be welcomed, or cash to purchase them. Donations are still being accepted Monday through Friday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Share Your Christmas headquarters in the basement of the Lions Club Den on North U.S. 63.
For more information, call 417-217-1318, or 417-217-8953.
Business and organizations that have recently donated to the program include The Bank of Houston employees, Peace Chapel Assembly of God Church, Progressive Ozark Bank employees, Community Betterment and Arts Council of Houston youth group, Ozark Trail Board of Realtors, Womack Chiropractic, Burch Insurance, Houston Sonic, Central Baptist Church, Ron Reed’s Sunday School class at Ozark Baptist Church, A.B.A.T.E. Motorcycle Group, Neal’s Sporting Goods, Fraternal Order of Eagles, Richardson Family Dentistry, USDA Service Center employees, Bado Church youth group, Gentry Residential Treatment Center, Quik Cash, Houston Lions Club members, Corner Express, Pond Trail Farm Guest House, Untangled Salon, Ozark Baptist church quilters, Houston Walmart Supercenter and Exceptional Child Cooperative employees.