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Angel Tree
November 10, 2011
MACOMB, IL -- "We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give." (Winston Churchill).
For the 18th consecutive year, Western Illinois University's accountancy honorary Beta Alpha Psi (BAP) and the accountancy department are sponsoring the Angel Tree Program.
The Angel Tree Program provides holiday gifts and necessities to foster care children and teenagers in McDonough, Fulton, Warren, Henderson and Hancock counties. The Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) from each of the counties has provided Beta Alpha Psi with the name, age, gender, size and "wish list" of each child. The goal of Beta Alpha Psi is to provide each child with three gifts.
Anyone interested in participating in the Beta Alpha Psi Angel Tree Program should contact Becky Hall, accountancy department, at (309) 298-1152 or RK-Hall2@wiu.edu. Please include: your name, campus phone and location. Cash donations are also welcome (checks payable to Department of Accountancy). If donations exceed the amount needed for the foster children, food baskets will be provided to families in need.
"The generosity of our 'angels' over the years is so appreciated," said Cheryl Westen, BAP adviser and accountancy instructor. " We hope to help at least 60 children. If everyone at Western participated, we could make the holidays unforgettable for these children."
Donors are asked to securely attach the angel tag with the child's name to the outside of the wrapped package and to indicate the type of gift(s), such as toy/clothing, that have been purchased. Gifts must be ready to be picked up or delivered to the accountancy department, Stipes Hall 431, by 4:30 p.m. Monday, Dec. 5.
Posted By: University Communications (U-Communications@wiu.edu)
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