Originally Posted by Cookie

In my city, we have Angel Trees with the names of needy children on them. You simply select as few or many "angels" as you want to buy for, and then purchase the gift that the child is wishing for on the card. The folks at the charity, where you drop it off, will wrap it and deliver it "from Santa."

These youngsters don't have much, and your present will probably be about the only thing they will get for Christmas.