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~~Updated—August 10, 2010~~ Fairfield County 2-1-1 will no longer be accepting school clothes applications for the 2010-2011 school year. Please check back again next summer. |
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Every year, in partnership with Charity Newsies, Fairfield County 2-1-1 accepts applications to assist parents with School Clothes. We would like to thank Charity Newsies for the outstanding program they have created. Here is a brief description of the company and what they are all about. |
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About the Charity Newsies |
What does Charity Newsies do?Charity Newsies is a local non-profit organization in Columbus, Ohio that is dedicated to helping families in need by purchasing new clothing and distributing it free of charge to school children.
Who does Charity Newsies help?In addition, Charity Newsies provides clothing for victims of fire and flood disasters.
How does Charity Newsies meet its goals?Charity Newsies uses 100% of annual drive contributions to purchase new clothing. Vouchers assist families with the purchase of clothes & new shoes. Items include: * Underclothing * Coats * Jeans * Sweatshirts
How did Charity Newsies begin?It was a blustery, cold day in early December 1907 when a ragged newsboy stood on the corner of Broad and High hawking his papers. "Paper! Get your paper!", he cried. From inside a restaurant, three men watched as people sped by the young boy, barely noticing him. The gentlemen felt sorry for the lad, brought him inside where it was warm, and took his papers with cries of "Its all for charity!" They sold every paper for as much as they could and sent the boy home with more money than he had ever seen. That same year, on the Sunday before Christmas, 50 business men took to the streets with a special edition of the newspaper to sell for charity. They took in $702.42 and used 100% of it to buy clothing, food, coal and other necessities for needy families. Today, there are over 700 members of Charity Newsies and the second Saturday of every December they carry on the tradition of the founding Newsies by selling a special edition of the newspaper for any amount people want to give.
Information provided by charitynewsies.com last update: 1/27/2010
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