To make the holidays a little brighter, associates from Limited Brands home offices in Columbus and Kettering, Ohio; New York City, Rio Rancho, N.M.; and nearly all of our retail stores adopted families through our national "Holiday Giving Tree" program. In Columbus, nearly 200 gifts were delivered to families currently living at the YWCA Family Center.

One of the parents at the YWCA Family Center said, "I was so surprised to see the number of gifts donated. I am grateful to the Limited Brands associates for being so generous. This will definitely make my children's Christmas a little more special this year."

In 2008, Limited Brands was able to assist more than 29,000 people-in-need by providing them with holiday gifts. For the past nine years, Limited Brands' associates have touched thousands of lives through the gift of giving during the holiday season. "Knowing that we made someone's holiday a little brighter and special means the world to our associates," said Janelle Simmons, director of community relations. "Everyone deserves to feel special during the holidays and our Limited Brands family wants to do everything we can to make that possible."