(KFSM) — As the holiday season draws nearer, it calls for the return of the Salvation Army’s Angel Tree program.
The program starts Wednesday (Nov. 18) at 18 locations in the River Valley and Northwest Arkansas.
The Angel Tree program relies on community support to provide new clothing, toys and food for thousands of needy children in Northwest Arkansas and the River Valley. Trees at the different are decorated with Angel Tags, which contain a child’s first name, age, gender and gift wishes.
Contributors can remove one or more tags from the tree and purchase the appropriate gifts for the child described on the tag. Then they can simply attach the tag to the gifts and return it to the location where they picked up the tag.
In addition to the gifts, the Salvation Army will also be providing food for each family in the program.
The pickup locations are:
Northwest Arkansas Locations
- Northwest Arkansas Mall 4201 N. Shiloh Drive, Fayetteville
- Walmart 3919 N. Mall Ave. , Fayetteville
- Walmart 2875 W. Martin Luther King Blvd., Fayetteville
- Walmart 2004 S. Pleasant, Springdale
- Walmart 2110 W. Walnut, Rogers
- Walmart 4208 Pleasant Crossing, Rogers
- Walmart 406 Sam Walton, Bentonville
- Walmart 2901 Hwy 412 East, Siloam Springs
- Walmart 157 Gary Hatfield Way, Huntsville
River Valley Locations
- Walmart 8301 Rogers Ave., Fort Smith
- Central Mall 5111 Rogers Ave., Fort Smith
- Arvest Bank 74th Street, Fort Smith
- Arvest Bank 5000 Rogers Ave., Fort Smith
- Arvest Bank 3200 Rogers Ave., Fort Smith
- Arvest Bank 11808 Hwy 71 South, Fort Smith
- Arvest Bank 4800 Kelley Highway, Fort Smith
- Arvest Bank 2214 Fayetteville Rd., Van Buren
- Arvest Bank 408 Hwy 64 West, Alma
