In the days and hours after the Thanksgiving holiday, Calvert County residents are expected to flood local retailers and the internet, looking for great deals on gifts for their loved ones. United Way of Calvert County asks shoppers to consider adding books for children and teens to their list. Their annual Angel Tree Book Drive collects new or gently used books, unwrapped, as holiday gifts for families identified by the Calvert County Department of Social Services who are in need, benefiting an estimated 900 children, ages birth through 16. The book drive is part of Tree of Angels, an over 20 year program that has made holidays a little brighter for disadvantaged children and families in Calvert County by providing them with gifts on their wish list. The books collected are not only additions to each child’s home library, but remind families in this new digital how magical and enriching the experience of reading a good book can be. The Angel Tree Book Drive is accepting donations from now until Thursday, December 5 at receptacle locations throughout Calvert County, including: all Calvert Library branches, Calvert County Senior and Community Centers, all SMECO locations, Calvert Marine Museum, Calvert County Courthouse and […]
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