KERRY SANSONE, LEFT, and Christine Lathrop of the National Bank of Middlebury string lights on the bank’s Giving Tree Wednesday morning. The tree and others like it around the area will feature wish list gift tags for low-income children.
Independent photo/Trent Campbell
ADDISON COUNTY — Officials at Helping Overcome Poverty’s Effects (HOPE) are trying to recruit some more elves for Santa in the run-up to Christmas.