Cheney children receive gifts through outreach

CHENEY – The Christmas Gifts for Cheney Children program has had another successful year.

According to Cheney Outreach Center Executive Director Diana Davis, the program for 25 years.

Davis said she is seeing some changes in community needs.

The goal each year is to gather enough donations to help children in low-income families receive Christmas gifts when they might not have the opportunity otherwise, she said.

Volunteers helped provide presents for 21 children this year, Davis said. That matches the number from 2022.

Two years ago, the group handed out gifts to 175 children. On the other si...