In the News ... "Crisis Center benefits from Angel Tree"

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• Has become a seasonal highlight for everyone who frequents the restaurant

By Alix Batte, Reporter
• Odessa American

ODESSA, TEXAS - The big tree in the Mamacita’s foyer looks like a normal, everyday, festive Christmas tree you might find in a living room, except that among bright ornaments you will see red and green cards from the Crisis Center of West Texas hanging on the branches.

Each of the 400 cards on this “Angel Tree” is, appropriately, shaped like an angel and contains some information of the person who will be receiving the gift: shoe sizes, shirt sizes, and more, as well as a wish list for each recipient can all be found on the cards, which are taken home to help with the shopping. The cards are later returned, attached to wrapped gifts that will be given to the person associated with it ...

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