It’s that time of year again for the Union County Children’s Charity (501c non profit) annual “Under The Tree” Toy Campaign. This is exclusively for Union County Children ages 0-12 years of low income.

Applications were sent to Union County Public Schools and Cherokee Head Starts for children living in Union County. Trees have been put up throughout the county with ornaments on them that have the children’s wishes for toys. Just pick any ornament off a tree, shop for the toys, mark the barcodes out with black sharpie, place in a black trash bag and return to the place where you got it off the tree by Monday November 25th. The date is important because the volunteers need to process and organize the toys for distribution day, which is Saturday Dec. 7th.

Distribution will be on Saturday Dec. 7th 9:00 am until 1:00 pm. at Union County High School. Proper paper work with child’s identification and acceptance letter are a requirement upon receiving toys, no exceptions.

Trees are located throughout the county at participating businesses: Food City, Kelli’s Deli, Bookers One Top, First Century Bank, Tollivers Market, First Bank, Janet’s Hair and Tan, Commercial Bank, Mission Hope, and New South Credit Union. They can also be dropped off at the Union County Trustee Office of Gina Gilbert.

Under the Tree is a 501 c non profit that serves children 0-12 living in Union County that are low income. It is run totally by volunteers. It receives donations and a grant from the East Tennessee Foundation Laura J. Kress Angel Tree Fund. If you’d like to make a donation send it to Union County’s Under the Tree at P.O. Box 1033 Maynardville TN 37807.

We will serve 400-500 Union County Children. Without the generous help from our community and businesses this could not be possible. We thank you for all your help putting toys Under the Christmas trees on Christmas morning.

For more information call Trustees Office at 865-992-5943.