Overview: Share the Love – Pajama Drive
Many children living in shelters, or even the profoundly poor living at home, have never owned a pair of pajamas, sleeping instead in underwear or their everyday clothes. The bedtime rituals many of us use to help our own children feel special and secure – like cozy clean pj’s and reading bedtime stories – are unknown to many impoverished children right here in our own community!
Kristi’s Hope partnered with Family to Family and worked together on connecting with a local shelter for families in need.
Objective: The pajama drive challenge was intended to bring awareness to the overwhelming need for caring and compassionate people in our community. The families who will receive these donations are working hard to turn their lives around, get jobs, find a home, and most importantly to keep their family together. Something as simple as pajamas can put a smile on the children’s faces and bring hope to those parents who are struggling.
Result: Kristi’s Hope hosted a pajama drive at Central Park in Huntington Beach and a wonderful supporter hosted one at Melinda Park in Mission Viejo. Volunteers showed up with pajama donations, books and time! The children created Valentine’s Day cards and the parents helped match a book and card with a pair of pajamas. Then they wrapped each set with beautiful ribbon.
We were so overwhelmed with the turn out! The amazing volunteers and so many of you who so generously donated contributed a total of 175 pajama sets. The pajamas were donated to two local shelters, Colette's Childrens Home in Huntington Beach and Thomas Family Shelter in Garden Grove. Both of these non-profit organizations work hard to help these families and guide them to a brighter future of self-sufficiency and success.
Thank you for your participation!
Check out our photo album for addtional pictures of this amazing event. https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.779613295454192.1073741836.629137777168412&type=1
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