ORLANDO, Fla. – WKMG-TV once again teamed up with The Salvation Army and BFARR Contracting for Giving Tuesday to help those in need.
WKMG hosted a phone bank from 5 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday, where viewers could donate to the Angel Tree program by calling 888-436-6665 or texting GOOD to 24365.
With matching donations, the Salvation Army Giving Tuesday phone bank managed to raise $215,000, which will be used to fulfill the wishes of angels who may not have been adopted or for supplemental gifts for angels who may need something special.
Angel Tree ensures that children and seniors around Central Florida wake up to gifts on Christmas morning.
This year’s program kicked off Nov. 15 with 6,000 Angels up for adoption. This year, 5,000 angels represent a child ranging from infants to 14-year-olds in Orange and Osceola counties. The other 1,000 angels are seniors who might not have a Christmas if it were not for donations.
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There are two ways you can adopt an Angel this year — you can adopt your Angel virtually this year, as well as in person at participating locations.
Adopt virtually
- Visit SalvationArmyOrlando.org and click on the Angel Tree tab from the menu bar.
- Click the “Adopt an Angel” button to be rerouted directly to the angel adoption site for Orange and Osceola counties.
- Sort through a variety of Angels and select the one(s) you wish to adopt.
- Print Tag/Adoption Confirmation.
Adopt in person
Donors can choose to adopt an angel from locations across Central Florida, including the Mall at Millenia and participating Chick-fil-A restaurants.
Addresses to those locations are listed below:
- Altamonte Mall - 451 Altamonte Dr.
- Altamonte Springs FSU - 234 W State Road 436
- Black Lake Road - 7891 Irlo Bronson Memorial Hwy.
- Casselberry - 80 Oxford Rd.
- Celebration - 6050 W. Irlo Bronson Memorial Highway
- Colonial Plaza Market Center - 2448 East Colonial Dr.
- Florida Hotel - 1500 Sand Lake Rd
- Four Corners FSU - 644 US Highway 27
- Hamlin - 15899 New Independence PKWY
- Hammock Ridge & Hwy 27 - 16110 Hammock Ridge Road
- Hancock Rd. & Hwy 50 FSU - 2585 E. Highway 50
- Apopka - 2488 E Semoran Blvd
- Kirkman & Conroy - 4752 S. Kirkman Rd.
- Kissimmee - 4450 West Vine Street
- Lake Buena Vista - 13524 S.R. 535
- Lake Mary Blvd. - 4420 West Lake Mary Blvd.
- Lee Vista - 6350 S. Semoran Blvd.
- Leesburg - 9925 US Highway 441
- Maitland Blvd. - 8673 Summit Centre Way
- Millenia FSU - 4181 Millenia Blvd
- Mount Dora - 17240 U.S. Highway 441
- Nona - 12801 Narcoossee Rd
- Ocoee - 10620 West Colonial Dr.
- Orange Avenue - 2885 S. Orange Ave
- Orlando Ave. at Fairbanks - 700 South Orlando Ave
- Orlando Square - 1800 Sand Lake Rd.
- Oviedo FSU - 32 E Mithcell Hammock Road
- Sand Lake Road - 7333 W. Sand Lake Rd.
- Sanford - 4590 W. State Road 46
- Southchase Plaza - 13085 S. Orange Blossom Trail
- St. Cloud - 4360 13th Street
- The Loop - 3286 N. John Young Pkwy
- The Mall at Millenia - 4200 Conroy Road Ste. 245
- Tuskawilla Road - 1454 Tuskawilla Rd.
- Universal Blvd - 9500 McKenna Drive
- University at Forsyth - 3391 University Blvd.
- University at Rouse - 11350 University Blvd.
- Vineland Point - 11709 Daryl Carter Parkway
- Waterford Lakes - 633 North Alafaya Trail
- West Sanford - 267 High Water Ln.
- Winter Garden - 3166 Daniels Road