Women’s Club coordinates drive
The Women’s Club of Hollister has taken over the
”
Comfort and Care Backpack Project
”
for 2011, started by the SBC Leadership Class of 2010. The
program provides children arriving at foster care facilities with
items that will make their arrival easier with necessities and
personal items.
The backpacks are made to accommodate infants to 17 year olds.
Appropriate items fill the backpacks based on age and gender.
Examples of items include handmade blankets, basic school supplies,
a change of clothing, a stuffed animal, fun stuff and snacks. Aside
from giving children a warm welcome, the backpack gives them a
sense that they are important to many people
– the backpacks are theirs to keep.
Women’s Club coordinates drive
The Women’s Club of Hollister has taken over the “Comfort and Care Backpack Project” for 2011, started by the SBC Leadership Class of 2010. The program provides children arriving at foster care facilities with items that will make their arrival easier with necessities and personal items.
The backpacks are made to accommodate infants to 17 year olds. Appropriate items fill the backpacks based on age and gender. Examples of items include handmade blankets, basic school supplies, a change of clothing, a stuffed animal, fun stuff and snacks. Aside from giving children a warm welcome, the backpack gives them a sense that they are important to many people – the backpacks are theirs to keep.
The recipients of the backpacks include Kinship Center, Chamberlain’s Children Center and Emmaus House.
The goal is to provide each organization with 25 backpacks, according to the needs of the organization. The average backpack costs about $30-40 for young children or $20-30 for older children. The Women’s Club is working with businesses, family and friends to support the project.
Residents can support the project with a donation of money, a donation of one of the items mentioned above (new only), or by sponsoring a backpack for $40. Donations can be sent to: WHC, PO Box 818, Hollister, CA 95024.
For more information or to help, contact a member of the Comfort and Care Backpack Committee: Cindy Biesmeyer, 524-1631 ac*****@ym***.com. Other members of the committee include Betty Evans, Ruth Mendes Da Costa, Shannon Wilkerson, Peg Lairson and Gayle Jackson.
