The members of the Selma Charity League met at the Selma Country Club with bags full of gifts and a smile on their faces. Christmas is still weeks away, but the Selma Charity League is already in the giving spirit.

A group of around 30 women from the Selma Charity League donated gifts Tuesday to around 45 angels as part of the annual fundraiser for the Salvation Army’s Angel Tree.

Selma Charity League president Hailey Nedley, who has been with the group for four years, said it’s great to get together with a group of women who all have the same goal in giving back to those who need help in the Dallas County area.

“I just enjoy helping the community,” Nedley said. “I enjoy interacting with all the girls that are in the Charity League that have the same interest in helping our community because we only serve charities that are based out of Selma and Dallas County, and so everything that we do goes directly back to our community.”

During the Charity League’s Christmas party at the Selma Country Club Tuesday, the Salvation Army tree angels were handed out and everyone brought their gifts for the angels. The Salvation Army then came and picked up all the gifts.

The Charity League works throughout the year, participating in various fundraising events to benefit the community. Nedley said the Charity League can be a sacrifice at times, but it is a sacrifice that is worth it.

The Charity League and the Salvation Army have worked together in Selma to put this fundraiser on for many years. Nedley is hopeful that the fundraiser will continue to provide those who are less fortunate with gifts for the holidays for many years to come.

While receiving gifts from the Charity League will surely bring a smile to the faces of those of who receive them, the members of the Charity League will be smiling too, knowing that they made someone’s holiday that much brighter.

“I think that everyone finds joy and they find happiness in giving back,” Nedley said.