Making sure residents at the Montgomery Nursing and Rehabilitation Center receive the gifts on their Christmas list is the goal of the Angel Tree. The tree at Dollar General in Hillsboro includes a list of gifts for each senior at the Center. Anyone can take a list and buy gifts for one of the residents this Christmas. Montgomery Nursing and Rehabilitation Center Activity Director Mandy Smith says every year, the goal of the tree is to make sure every resident gets a gift delivered by Mr. and Mrs. Claus.

Just seeing the residents getting gifts from Santa Claus and Mrs. Claus.. we had a lady and she made these, to just kind of explain, she made these handmade necklaces and they're a Santa Claus face and she went with me and we went door to door and we made sure every single resident got one. It was just amazing - their faces lighting up - it's just a gift that they give us.

The lists on the tree can be found at Dollar General in Hillsboro. Anyone wanting to give gifts should have them wrapped and returned to Dollar General by the 20th. For more information, contact Mandy Smith at 532-6126 extension 1428. To hear the full interview with Mandy Smith, click here: Angel Tree InterviewThomack 12/5/15