As a way to help out families during the holidays, the Forsyth County Chapter of the Association of Educational Office Professionals (AEOP) is collecting toys, clothing and other items for the Love Out Loud Gift Mart at Old Town Elementary School. It is also providing volunteers for the Gift Mart.
The members of the chapter are inviting everyone in the wider Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools community to contribute items. “We would love for everyone to partner with us in this endeavor,” said Vicki Lee, the president of the Forsyth County Chapter of the AEOP.
The Gift Mart is sponsored annually by Bridges Church, the partner organization for the BackPack program at Old Town, which supplies weekend meals for students eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
On Saturday Dec. 8, parents in the program will be able to buy items that people have donated for $2, which will enable them to provide things for their children at far less than it would have cost if bought in a store. The brochure for the program says, “Our mission is to restore communities one family at a time. Our desire is to do this with dignity and respect.”
All proceeds from the Gift Mart will go toward supporting the BackPack program at Old Town.
At Old Town, said Jan Morgan, the school’s home school coordinator, they do whatever they can to help families, and they appreciate the support of such groups as Bridges Church.
“To be able to connect families with such initiatives as the Love Out Loud Gift Mart is very gratifying,” Morgan said. “We thank Bridges Church, our BackPack program sponsor, for helping to meet our families' wants and needs in the holiday season.”
All toys and clothing should be for elementary-age children. Needed are new toys, sports equipment, craft sets, dress-up clothes, bath and body sets, coats, gloves, hats. Monetary donations are welcome. Donations should be received by Dec. 5.
Lee has set up two bins, including one for food items in the lobby of the school system’s Administrative Building at 475 Corporate Square Drive. She can also make arrangements to have items picked up. Lee may be reached at 748-4079 or at valee@wsfcs.k12.nc.us
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