My friend Dwight Grimm and his wife Leigh have been very supportive throughout. Dwight owns Five Foot Five Productions, a NY-based production company, and Leigh works in the fashion industry. We met on a job years ago, but lost contact, until I asked for help. They immediately responded. In October 2010 I traveled to UB with a huge bag of the finest, high-quality underwear for boys, courtesy of Joe Kielar of Knothe Apparel Group, of which I distributed half in the care center and while I gave Sara the rest, to ‘ration’ it off until my next visit.
This time, Leigh and Dwight approached a high end outwear apparel company - how perfect is that for the coldest capital of the world! The kids will be so happy to have a cool jacket, not just a practical one, which is what they normally get!
Apparently the boxes are huge – many thanks to the donors! – so huge I was worried that I couldn’t carry everything, but Dwight had the genius idea to use Space Bags, the vacuum-shrinking storage bags. I can’t wait to see the kid’s faces, when they get an thin piece of plastic that miraculously transforms into a hip jacket when allowed to breathe! ☺
awesome!!!!
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