The Knoxville Optimist Club has decorated the Angel Tree at The Coffee Connection in an attempt to help families who can’t afford gifts during Christmas.

The club is asking residents to pick a stocking or two from the tree with a suggested gift idea on the stocking. People can then go purchase the items, gift wrap them and use the stocking as the gift tag by taping it to the outside of the present. Anyone who participates in the Angel Tree gift giving is asked to bring the present back to The Coffee Connection by Friday, December 15th so the Knoxville Optimist Club can deliver the packages by December 19th. For more information contact the Knoxville Optimist Club or The Coffee Connection.