Christmas Adopt-A-Family planning under way

WOONSOCKET - The people who run the Adopt-A-Family program are already thinking and planning for Christmas.

For more than 25 years this popular charity has been reaching out to the community for help to provide gifts of clothes and toys at Christmas time for needy Woonsocket children whose families are not able to.

Eligibility for the program is based on need and the family's income.

The deadline to adopt a family this year is Friday, Dec. 4.

Donors are asked to give each child they adopt three to four new clothing items and two or three new toys.

Anonymity is a key feature of the program. Neither the donor nor adopted family knows the other's identity.

Donors are provided with Wish Lists of the children that include their first names, sizes, interests and needs.

For more information, call 766-2291, write to Adopt-A-Family, P.O. Box 7665, Cumberland, RI 02864, or e-mail AdoptAFamily@cox.net.