Community asked to donate luggage for foster children
By ANDREA WOLF/Times-Herald staff writer
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The event is organized by New Beginnings Supportive Services, an
outreach program that provides resources for aged-out foster children.
Cynthia Grady, event organizer, said foster children generally
move frequently and often don't have luggage to carry their belongings from
home to home.
"A lot of times these kids travel around with everything they
own in garbage bags," Grady said.
The event, titled Give a Child a Smile, is in conjunction with
Make a Difference Day, a national day of helping others.
People all over the country register community service projects
for Make a Difference Day and 10 projects will be awarded $10,000 from Paul
Newman's charity foundation in April.
Grady hopes to make Give a Child a Smile
an annual event and plans on organizing luggage drop-off points throughout the
county.
Foster children are encouraged to come to the event Saturday to
pick up new luggage, Grady said.
Give a Child a Smile will be
For more information call Cynthia Grady at
Contact Andrea Wolf at awolf@thnewsnet.com
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