FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 15, 2012
Amy Currey: [email protected]/724-228-7722
CATHOLIC CHARITIES ASKS FOR ANGEL TREE ELVES!
Community Volunteers Needed to Help with Christmas Gifts
(Washington , November 15, 2012) - Catholic Charities’ Washington County Office is looking for
volunteers to help unload and sort Christmas gifts for its 2012 Angel Tree Project. Volunteers are
needed December 3 - 7 from 8:00am - 4 pm at the Washington County Fairgrounds (2151 N. Main
Street). Interested "elves" should call Catholic Charities at 724-228-7722 to sign-up.
This is the first year that Catholic Charities has coordinated the holiday gift-giving campaign that was
previously managed by United Way Washington. Catholic Charities Washington County Director Amy
Currey described the response to this year's outreach as "off-the-charts" with 58 businesses,
organizations and churches in the county providing gifts to 2,632 children and adults.
Currey said, "We are thrilled to have taken this on because everyone needs Christmas." Currey has
experience coordinating Angel Tree projects. As former director of the agency's Greene County Office ,
she and staff ran the annual campaign there that continues to provide 600 gifts during the holidays.
With nearly five times the number of gift givers and recipients in Washington County, Currey said, "I
have to give props to my staff for their team work, and to the United Way for a smooth transition that
laid a solid foundation for the local effort, and special thanks to all of our community angels whose
generosity is beyond belief!"
Children and adults in need who enrolled in the 2012 Angel Tree Project and who are served through
Catholic Charities and other community agencies including CYS, Community Action Southwest,
Washington Christian Outreach , Centerville Clinics, and Try Again Homes will receive gifts this holiday
season.
For more information about the Washington County 2012 Angel Tree Project, contact Catholic Charities
at 724-228-7722.
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About Catholic Charities:
Catholic Charities is the primary social service agency of the Diocese of Pittsburgh serving all regardless of
religious affiliation in their time of greatest need. With offices in Allegheny, Beaver, Butler, Greene, Lawrence
and Washington counties, Catholic Charities provides programs and services that include: adoption and foster
care, counseling, health care for the uninsured, housing and homeless assistance, parenting and pregnancy
support, refugee resettlement, safety net and stability services, and senior services. For mroe information, visit
www.ccpgh.org.
About Catholic Charities Washington County Office:
In addition to the 2012 Angel Tree Project, services include individual, marital and family counseling, disaster
relief, utility assistance and pregnancy and parenting support. The office is located at 331 S. Main Street and is
open weekdays 8am - 4 pm.