Angel Bear

The UCA Staff Senate is sponsoring the Angel Bear Tree again this year to provide help with the holidays for UCA employees. Employees who meet the criteria can apply to have an angel for each of their dependents. Angels are adopted by the UCA community and gifts are purchased for them.

HOW DO I APPLY FOR ANGEL BEAR?

Click here to download the Angel Bear Application or contact Veneta Fricks | vgraham1@uca.edu | (501) 450-3649 and Lynetta Morris | lmorris@uca.edu | (501) 852-7418 to request a paper application be sent through campus mail.

Angel Bear Applications are due: November 7. 

Send applications to Veneta Fricks in Housing, Lynetta Morris in Financial Aid or Donna Murphy in Physical Plant.

WHO QUALIFIES FOR ANGEL BEAR?

Households must meet the income requirement for free/reduced lunch to qualify. Not sure if your family meets the criteria, use this calculator.

All applications are subject to further verification and additional documentation can be required. Only applications that do NOT meet standards will be contacted. Each application that meets the qualifications will be made available for adoption.

Only immediate family members that live in the same house as the employee will be included. Family members that do not share the same house as the employee are not eligible. Only angels under the age of 18 years old will be selected.

HOW CAN I ADOPT AN ANGEL?

Staff Senate Angel Bear Trees will be up and ready by November 28th . We invite you and/or your department to provide need-based holiday assistance to UCA and Aramark employees by adopting an angel now through December . Recommended spending amount per angel is $50.
Stop by one of the following locations to select an angel:
  • Wingo Hall Welcome Center
  • HPER Lobby
  • Student Center Lobby
  • Torreyson Library Lobby
Once your angel has been selected, complete the bottom information tab on the card, cut then drop the tab in the stocking that’s hung on the tree.
Gifts are due no later than December 9th to Brewer-Hegeman Conference Center.
All gifts should be unwrapped with the information tab included with the gift.
Thank you in advance for helping all members of the UCA community have a happy holiday season!