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The 2007-2008 Provisional Class
chose
"Sweet Dreams - Pajama and Book Drive"
as their class
project. |
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For many
underprivileged children, nighttime often means a hard end to an equally
hard day. Many go to bed wearing their street clothes…or wearing
nothing at all. The "Sweet Dreams - Pajama and Book Drive"
helped to create a warm and nurturing
environment for youngsters living under difficult circumstances.
The 2007-2008 Provisional Class collected
608 pairs of new pajamas and 1200 new and gently used books which
they distributed to Court Appointed Special Advocates, the Rio Grande
Children's Home, and Spaulding for Children. These items will
supply the children served by the recipient organizations with "sweet
dreams" for well over one year! Gonzalez
Elementary participated in the drive as part of its "Make a
Difference Day".
The Junior League of McAllen 2007-2008 Provisional Class
with
Deyanira Erickson - Membership Development Chairman
and Lynse Guerra - Membership Development Assistant Chairman.
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| The 2006-2007
Provisional Class organized A Children's Health and
Safety Awareness Fair entitled
"Passport to a Healthy You" as their class project. Over
1200 people attended the
fair which featured: nutritional classes, first aid training, dental
exams, speech and hearing screenings, blood
pressure checks, height and weight checks, diabetes screenings, sleep
education, bug bite education, stop-drop-and-roll classes,
proper car seat installation, fingerprinting and photo ids, physical activity stations,
healthy refreshments, and
much more. In all, 38
booths were available at the event and 33 sponsors were secured to
underwrite the cost! |
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| The 2005-2006 Provisional Class chose
the Children's Advocacy Center as the recipient of their class project
entitled “The Power of Teddy”. The goal of the
project was to collect 840 bears (the number of abused children that are helped
by the Children's
Advocacy Center each year) to help these children emotionally as they
deal
with the difficultly of the many tasks required by our criminal and civil justice
system. Over 1800 bears were
presented to the Children's Advocacy Center by the class! |
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The 2004-2005 Provisional Class collected art supplies for the Arts in Medicine
program at The Vannie E. Cook Jr. Children's Cancer & Hematology
Clinic.
Among the items collected during the drive were:
a double-space drying rack, classroom carry-alls, paint cup
carriers, ink pads sets, no-spill paint cups, paintbrush holders, ten
gallons of fully washable liquid tempera paints, ten color sets of
beginner brushes, scissor centers, and an oversized bulletin board. |
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The 2003-2004 Provisional Class collected
items needed by the abused and neglected children who are removed
from their homes by CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates). These items include suitcases, backpacks,
blankets, pajamas, hairbrushes & combs, shampoo & conditioner,
toothbrushes & toothpaste, and teddy bears. This project,
entitled "Packed With Love", benefited 206 foster
children.
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Junior League of McAllen, Inc.
