With the holiday season approaching, the Rotary Club of Batesville is calling on community members to help meet a growing need in the area. Nearly 400 local children are waiting to be adopted through this year’s Angel Tree program, a significant increase from the roughly 300 children served last year.
Organizers say the rise reflects the deepening challenges many families are facing.
“The demand is greater this year, and we are doing everything we can to meet it,” said Deanna Green, chair of the Rotary Club of Batesville Angel Tree community service project. “With almost 400 children waiting, we’re asking our neighbors to help ensure every child experiences the joy and hope of Christmas.”
Community members can pick up the names of children at several participating Batesville businesses:
Bank of Cave City, 1141 E. Main St., Suite 100
Citizens Bank, 655 S. St. Louis St.
First Community Bank, 1325 Harrison St.
Employees of LaCroix Precision Optics and FutureFuel Chemical Company may adopt children through workplace groups, while members of First Presbyterian Church can participate via the church office.
Those adopting an angel are encouraged to purchase age-appropriate gifts from the child’s wish list or select meaningful items that will ensure the child has something special to open on Christmas morning.
Participants are asked to return all gifts by the close of business on Thursday, Dec. 11, to the same location where they picked up the child’s name.
The Angel Tree program, organized annually by the Rotary Club of Batesville, provides holiday gifts to local children who might otherwise go without. With community support, organizers hope to meet this year’s record demand and bring joy to every child in need.
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