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- Mesa agency kicks off holiday drive for foster kids - msnbc.com
- Victoria Beckham wants to be a role model for her kids - AZCentral.com
- Stark charities team up to help clothe kids - Canton Repository
| Mesa agency kicks off holiday drive for foster kids - msnbc.com Posted: 09 Nov 2010 10:14 AM PST Helen's Hope Chest, a clothing, toy and book bank for foster children throughout the south East Valley, has launched its holiday gift drive, according to a news release. New toys, games, books, stuffed animals and gift cards are being sought for more than 1,000 children served by the agency, which is operated by Mesa United Way. Toys and books are needed for all age groups from infant to 18. Gift cards and electronics are popular items. Gently used toys and stuffed animals also are welcome, as are paper gift bags, the release said. "Foster children who typically get by with the basic necessities of life are so appreciative when they receive something extra like a gift," said Ann Stewart, co-director of Helen's Hope Chest. Items can be dropped off between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. daily except Wednesdays and Sundays at Helen's Hope Chest, 415 N. Pasadena, Mesa (just north of University Drive between Center Street and Mesa Drive). Information: (480) 969-5411. This entry passed through the Full-Text RSS service — if this is your content and you're reading it on someone else's site, please read our FAQ page at fivefilters.org/content-only/faq.php |
| Victoria Beckham wants to be a role model for her kids - AZCentral.com Posted: 09 Nov 2010 08:41 AM PST Nov. 9, 2010 06:07 AM Victoria Beckham thinks it is important to be a role model to her children. The singer-turned-fashion designer - who has sons Brooklyn, 11, Romeo, eight, and Cruz, five, with her soccer player spouse David Beckham - thinks kids learn the value of having a career by seeing their parents go out to work. She said: "I think it's a very important message to give to children, that both myself and David work. "My middle one, Romeo, he absolutely loves fashion. And the other two, they know what I do." The 36-year-old star also plans to open a shop to display her clothes in the future, but is unsure where she would like it to be. She told WWD: "I'm very proud to be English and an English designer, and I think that my style is quite European. But I live in America. America is a big territory for me - would it be London? Would it be New York? I don't know. New York sounds quite fabulous." Victoria recently admitted she feels "lucky" to have such a strong marriage to David, who she wed 11 years ago. She said: "We're soulmates. We're so lucky to have each other. We love each other. "You go into marriage knowing there are going to be ups and downs. We're in the public eye so we have more to deal with than most. We accepted that years ago. It's just about us and the family." This entry passed through the Full-Text RSS service — if this is your content and you're reading it on someone else's site, please read our FAQ page at fivefilters.org/content-only/faq.php |
| Stark charities team up to help clothe kids - Canton Repository Posted: 09 Nov 2010 10:00 AM PST For the boy wearing his sister's hand-me-down coat and the mother dressing her baby in pajamas two sizes too small, a jacket that isn't pastel, and jammies that don't cause baby's toes to curl are luxuries at best. At a time when the newest data estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau show that nearly 21,000 children lived in poverty in Stark County last year, experts say it's no stretch to conclude that clothing comes second to making sure mouths are fed. But it's a need some local groups are working to meet, thanks to a global charity, Kids In Distressed Situations (KIDS). "It is obviously not going to solve all the social ills that children living in poverty face," said Peter Paris, KIDS' communications director, regarding the organization that receives new items from retailers and distributes it to needy and disaster-struck children around the world. "What it can do is allow parents to focus on more critical issues, such as food and rent. If you are poor or down on your luck, for whatever reason, there are many opportunities to get gently used items, but what often makes a big difference — what boosts self-esteem — is getting something new and just of their own. "And, for children, that's often what their world is." Catholic Charities of Stark County, Inc., is the first Canton nonprofit to partner with KIDS. In doing so, it joins two other Stark County groups and local KIDS partners, The Salvation Army of Massillon and the First United Presbyterian Church in Alliance. "Together, we are encompassing the entire county. For moms living in poverty, if you need diapers and formula, clothing comes second, but it's a real need," said Deb Kampman, director of Catholic Charities' First Step program, which aims to help pregnant and needy moms. "We want to distribute clothing not only to our clients, but reach out to greater Stark County." Kampman, who is married to Repository publisher Kevin Kampman, said Catholic Charities was more than pleased with its first shipment of new baby clothing it received from KIDS last week. The only problem was finding a place to store it all. Enter North Canton Church of Christ. The church on East Maple Street provided a spot for Catholic Charities to unload 14 skids of clothing, some of which will benefit the Church of Christ's monthly clothing giveaway. "It's become one of the larger ministries of our church," said Rod Stockdale, outreach minister. "It's a full-time job for some of our volunteers. We get 500 to 1,000 people at our giveaways each month. It's definitely a growing need." It's a need The Stark Community Foundation also is working to meet by helping local organizations, including Catholic Charities, become KIDS partners by providing grants of up to $10,000. "It is something special," said Cindy Lazor, the Community Foundation's vice president of program. "It really is a necessary thing, especially during these difficult economic times." This entry passed through the Full-Text RSS service — if this is your content and you're reading it on someone else's site, please read our FAQ page at fivefilters.org/content-only/faq.php |
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