By Jeanie Petersen

Sun Contributor

OXFORD - The Church Women United's “Community Mitten Tree” is standing in the NBT Bank of Oxford, to be decorated with beautiful generosity from the community. Every year, from the first Saturday in November until the first Friday in December, people visit the NBT bank and bring in colorful knit mittens, hats, socks and slippers to help fill the tree boughs. Whether they’ve been purchased, or knit by hand, they’re all gifts from the heart. New toys and books may also be donated, and placed under the tree.