Salvation Army Angel Tree Program

MEMPHIS, Tenn. - The phone lines for the Salvation Army's Angel Tree program will open this week from Wednesday, September 8 through Friday, September 10.

The phone number is (901) 544-1597, and operators will be available from 9:00am until 4:30pm. A high volume of calls is anticipated, so the program's administrators urge callers to be patient in order to speak with an operator.

The Angel Tree program provides underprivileged children under the age of 12 and seniors over 62 with holiday gifts.

This program relies on support of the community to provide clothing, special-needs gifts and other wished-for items such as toys.

Recipients, or 'Angels,' are pre-screened and assigned a tag listing their name, age, sex, clothing size and the item(s) they would like or need. During the holiday season, these tags are added to the Angel Trees at Carrefour at Kirby Woods, Oak Court Mall and Wolfchase Galleria. In addition to the trees at the malls, many corporations have Angel Trees at their offices.