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MOULTRIE, Ga. — The District Attorney’s Office is collecting gift cards to spread a little holiday cheer among teen-agers in foster care in the community.

“Many of these children have been removed from abusive homes as a result of neglect, physical and/or sexual abuse, or have witnessed acts of domestic violence, and are often left out during the holiday season,” the DA’s office said in a press release.

The office is asking members of the community to donate gift cards in denominations of $20 so they can be evenly distributed among the children.

Participants can mail the gift cards to the Colquitt County District Attorney’s Office at P.O. Box 2498, Moultrie, GA 31776; or they can drop them off at the DA’s Office in Room 222 of the Colquitt County Annex Building, 101 E. Central Ave., in Moultrie.

The deadline for donations is 5 p.m. Friday, Dec. 15.

Colquitt County Victim Advocate Heather Ireland said last year’s collection went really well, and she hopes for a similar response this year. She said the number of children they can provide for will depend on how many gift cards are sent in.

For more information, call Ireland at (229) 616-7476 or email hireland@pacga.org.