Peabody Northshore Mall, The Shops At Chestnut Hill Host 'Wish Trees'

PEABODY, MA — The Northshore Mall in Peabody and Shops at Chestnut Hill are two of the six Simon mall properties hosting "Given Tree" holiday drives for children in need in collaboration with nonprofit Cradles to Crayons this holiday season.

The South Shore Plaza, Wrentham Village Premium Outlets, Square One Mall in Saugus and Auburn Mall are also the drives through the rest of November and December.

Shoppers at the malls are encouraged to choose a holiday wish from the Giving Tree at each location, purchase the item and then return it unwrapped to the respective dropoff location.

Holiday wish items on the Giving Trees include jackets, sweaters, boots and other winter necessities.

The Chestnut Hill and Northshore Mall Giving Trees are available from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily through Jan. 1.

The Wish Tree at The Shops at Chestnut Hill is located on Level 2 near the main entrance with gift dropoff in the management office.

The Wish Tree at the Northshore Mall is located in front of the seating area by Macy's with gift dropoff at the head of the Nordstrom Wing.

(Scott Souza is a Patch field editor covering Beverly, Danvers, Marblehead, Peabody, Salem and Swampscott. He can be reached at Scott.Souza@Patch.com. X/Twitter: @Scott_Souza.)