Sheriff's Office delivers early holiday cheer

Lynn Walker, Wichita Falls Times Record News
Wichita County Sheriff's Office Detention Officer Brenden Cheesman carries gifts into Patsy's House Wedneday as part of the office's annual Angel Tree Program.
Wichita County Sheriff's Office Detention Officer Brenden Cheesman carries gifts into Patsy's House Wedneday as part of the office's annual Angel Tree Program.

It has become a tradition in Wichita County. Each Christmas season the Wichita County Sheriff's Office delivers gifts to hundred of underprivileged children as part of its Angel Tree program.

The office carried on the tradition Wednesday.

The Wichita County Sheriff's Office arrives at their first stop; Helen Farabee Center, during the Angel Tree Program on Wednesday, December 7, 2022.
The Wichita County Sheriff's Office arrives at their first stop; Helen Farabee Center, during the Angel Tree Program on Wednesday, December 7, 2022.

The program began in the Sheriff's Office in 2004 and later expanded to include giving from the entire courthouse. Each year local nonprofits put together wish lists for children who might otherwise not have much of a Christmas. The wish list is available to courthouse workers who purchase and wrap the gifts for deputies to deliver.

Wichita County Sheriff's Office Captain Alan Boyd unloads gifts during the Angel Tree Program delivery Wednesday.
Wichita County Sheriff's Office Captain Alan Boyd unloads gifts during the Angel Tree Program delivery Wednesday.

This article originally appeared on Wichita Falls Times Record News: Sheriff's Office delivers early holiday cheer