Tags still left on giving tree

Plenty of tags are still hanging on the giving tree at Town and Country Realty. “We have more needs than ever,” said Mary Martin, who manages the tree for the Valley Service Organization (VSO).

Annually, the VSO collects a list of children and adults in need of gifts for children from low-income families. Many include simple things like snow boots or new clothes.

Also on the hanging tree are adults from the Saratoga Care Center who have simple needs like a new pair of slippers. Some residents have no family to provide for them and while the Saratoga Care Center provides gifts for the re...