Our collections wind down on the Little Red Stocking Campaign

Brooke and I are feverishly gathering, reminding, and encouraging the collections for the recent Little Red Stocking campaign, conducted out of the Parkersburg site (and all across the agency). Staff members who had distributed the stockings in the holiday season, have been going around and collecting the money raised, and gathering the undistributed stockings. This affords an interesting opportunity to yet, once again, talk about the agency and work we do with area children and families. Many businesses expressed the difficult financial situation they and their customers faced this holiday season, and we try to acknowledge at least their support and encouragement (and willingness to try again next year!!!) We try hard to provide MANY different ways for the community to support our work throughout the year, such as the Americana Music Tribute Series, the various parties for children in our foster care, after school program, and now, WE CAN mentoring program, the in kind gifts of material items, that help so much with our early childhood programs, and our other programs, the Little Red Stocking Auction in November, the Neighborhood Day in September, as well as the Little Red Stocking campaign, from Thanksgiving to Christmas. Donors are so critical to all our work, and we appreciate each and every one of you!!!!