OneCommand recently announced it’s staff is once again participating in the Salvation Army’s Adopt-a-Family program.

Acting as a sponsor of this program for the eighth year in a row, the company hopes “not only to meet, but to exceed the requests made by their designated families in need,” officials noted.

Highlighting how the holiday program works, each year, hundreds of families and seniors are referred to the Salvation Army for the Adopt-a-Family program.

Then, through the program, sponsors are paired with these families and senior citizens and are given a small wish list for each of the members assigned.

Lastly, the sponsor, who can be an individual or a group, then purchases and wraps the presents — from electronics to furniture to toys — and delivers them to the Salvation Army’s Christmas distribution center.

OneCommand began supporting this program in 2004, and since then, 26 families and 16 senior citizens have benefited from the efforts of OneCommand and its staff.

Commenting on the company’s participation in the community program, Lana Fender, senior executive assistant and program coordinator at OneCommand, said, “We are incredibly proud of the support we continue to receive from our employees year after year.

“This program is one that reminds us all about the true meaning of the holidays, and knowing we are helping to make the season bright for families and seniors right here in our community is truly rewarding,” she continued.

Including this year, more than $40,000 has been contributed to the program in money and donations from the OneCommand team, officials shared.

Reflecting on what it means to be able to help those less fortunate, Fender explained, “Every year I worry that the number of families or the requests we receive from them may be too great for our employees, but every year, I continue to be overwhelmed by the outpouring of compassion and care demonstrated by their response.

“When the thank you notes pour in during the first few weeks of the New Year, we are all reminded how worthwhile the effort and the expense really is,” she concluded.