This year, K-mart is hosting the Salvation Army’s Angel Tree program that provides new clothing and toys for children during the holiday season.

Each year, a sponsoring company or corporation places a Christmas tree in a store or a lobby that has high-pedestrian traffic.

K-mart has placed the Angel Tree and a table with information on how to donate money or gifts in the front of the store.

“I think it’s a great thing because it really does help throughout the year. Everybody wants something for Christmas,” said Chester Guthrie, softlines manager of the Cleveland K-mart.

The tree in K-mart is decorated with paper angel tags numbered to corresponding children. On the tags are the first name, age and gender of the child who will receive the gift.

Guthrie adds that by buying a toy or some clothing helps out needy children for Christmas, and donating money to the Salvation Army helps their cause throughout the year with expenses.

The program makes it easy to adopt an angel. First, choose an Angel from the tree at participating locations such as K-mart. Second, sign the log book located near the tree. Next, go shopping for the items listed on the Angel. Finally, mark your Angel Name and Angel Code on all the chosen gifts and return your gifts to the same location.

At K-mart, all gifts are due by Dec. 7 and the Salvation Army will distribute the gifts before Christmas day.

The children are chosen by Salvation Army social workers, based on the need of new clothing, toys and food.

Contributors may also send a holiday message along with their purchases, however all gifts are given anonymously.

To contribute to the Salvation Army Angel Tree program, visit Cleveland’s K-mart store, or to arrange a Angel Tree for a local church or organization, visit http://www.salvationarmyusa.org.