While the boys were at school today I went and helped sort and hang up clothes at our school district’s clothes closet. Families get vouchers from their children’s schools that verify that they have children who live within the district’s boundaries and then they can come “shop” at the clothes closet. The parent can pick out ten items per child two times during the school year. There is everything from socks to backpacks to underwear to jeans and they carry sizes 4T-18. I was able to actually help in the shop area for a while today and was so moved by a boy who came in by himself with his voucher. He was a senior in high school and came in to get some jeans. He told me his size and we searched all over the store and I even went into the sorting room to see if I could find his size. Nothing. I was so sad. We gave him back his voucher and told him to try back later. I would have given him the jeans I had on if I thought they would have fit him. Poor kid.
Giving Back (Project 365-2/2/11)
Wednesday, February 2, 2011
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