By By ERIKA PICKLES / Niles Daily Star
NILES – Helping a child in need this Christmas has never been easier thanks to the Angel Tree.
Signal Travel of Niles, located at 219 E. Main St., is encouraging residents of the community to help make a difference this holiday season by helping to make this Christmas brighter for a young boy or girl who may not be as fortunate.
"There is no cost for the tag. All you do is come in to the office, pick a child's name off the tree and their age is listed as well as a few gifts they would like for Christmas," Michele Boyd, president of Signal Travel said.
After the gifts are bought, they may be wrapped and brought back to Signal Travel, where they will be delivered to the Salvation Army and taken to the child the week of Christmas. Gift items should be brought in no later than Friday, Dec. 14. They may also be taken directly to the Salvation Army office, 424 N. 15th St. no later than Dec. 16.
Along with the Angel Tree, Signal Travel also has a food barrel, which allows people to bring in non-perishable food items which will be assorted in various Christmas food baskets for families in need.
"With us being downtown, we figured this was a more convenient way for people to come. Our office has adopted families in the past and we thought the Angel tree was another way to reach out and help the community," Boyd added.