SERVICE PROJECT-Camp Pendelton donations
Contact:
Joyce Kleifield
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 Wilshire
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Did you know that there are more than 10,000 children under the age of five among the population of Marine families living at Camp Pendleton, and that another 160 babies are born every month on base? The unfortunate fact is that many young Marines families don’t make enough money to furnish a small apartment, much less to equip it for young children or set up a kitchen.
District 5280 has held clothing and furnishing drives for the benefit of these families for the last several years, and the next drive will be held on Saturday, October 1. Our club, along with all of the Rotary clubs in District 5280, has been asked to contribute diapers, baby and young children’s clothing, toys, books, infant bathtubs, strollers, cribs, dishes, cookware, bedding - you get the idea. If you prefer, you can also contribute $25 gift cards from Target and Walmart or make monetary donations by contacting David Henseler of the South Bay Sunrise Rotary Club at 310-753-0929. Alternatively, you can take items (such as used bikes) to Hawthorne High School, located at 4859 El Segundo Boulevard, Hawthorne, on Saturday October 1.
Finally (and most conveniently for new items), you can purchase diapers and the like on Amazon by means of the following link and. the items will then ship to a location close to David, which he can then pick up and take to Camp Pendleton with the rest of the goods on October 3: https://smile.amazon.com/
Please let either of our Community Service co-chairs, Angel Amezquita (angel.amezquita@usw.salvationarmy.org) or Rob Barnes (robertcbarnes128@gmail.com), know if you have questions, and thanks in advance for supporting this most worthwhile project!