The Salvation Army's Angel Tree program is in full swing this Giving Tuesday, but volunteers say they desperately need more toys and gifts for children ages 8 to 12 years old.

In Tulsa alone, there are over 5,000 angels who rely on community members to help give them a Christmas. The Area Command has received about half, around 2,000, of the angels that were adopted from trees at various locations.

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Still, Major Carlyle Gargis says they're facing a significant shortage of middle-aged children.

"Right now we're kind of in a crunch right now, with the 8- to 12-year-old children, we have quite a few of those, and we're not having the gifts that would fit that age group," Gargis said.

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