Salem's tradition of giving Good Deed Gifts will continue this Christmas season.
The Good Deed Angel Tree will be in place on Sunday, November 24 and anyone wishing to participate can take from the tree an angel with the name of a client at Avancer, formerly known as Genesis House. All of the residents there have special challenges, some physically, some developmentally. All of them could use a little cheering up during the holiday season, especially because some of their own families have financial challenges. And all of these group-home residents will be grateful for anything that Salem members can provide for them!
The angels this year will be a photograph album for the gift giver to keep. Some members of Salem have a collection of these angel ornaments from each year that we've been providing gifts for community members who aren't as well off as we are.
We know that in the holiday rush, these angel tags can be misplaced, so there will be a sign-up sheet near the tree as a fail-safe measure. Signed-for angel tags can be replaced if they slip away somewhere! The sign-up list won't make the gifts less anonymous.
Individual lists of suggestions will be printed on sticky-back paper, which should be peeled off whole and adhered onto the top corner of the wrapped gift. The suggestion list also will include sizes and toy ideas to make the gift appropriate for the person and with that person's functioning age, as many have a child-like attitude on life.
The gifts should be placed in a box and wrapped as prettily as you want and, when the Sticky Tag is affixed to the present securely, bring the gift back to Salem, where each house's gifts will be placed in a bag to be distributed by Avancer. We've found that boxes ride better together in the big bags, which are much like Santa's sacks of gifts and presents.
If you should have more than one gift for a person, please make sure they're all tied together securely and labeled well so they get to your person.
All the gifts should be returned to Salem by December 15, and we thank you for carrying on this tradition!
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