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The Little Buckeye Children’s Museum, even amidst their COVID-19 closure, donated a second round of their award-winning “Buckeye Bags” last week to in-need families in Richland County.
The bags, which won the “Spirit of Community” award from the Ohio Travel Association in 2020, contain toys and supplies for a variety of fun and educational activities that children can do at home, along with a helpful activity guide.
“The goal of our Buckeye Bag Program is to continue in our mission of ‘providing children and families with the opportunity to learn and discover through the power of play’ despite our closure due to COVID-19,” explains Suzanna Hammond, Museum Manager. More…
The New Store provided clothing for 1,100 Richland County children – kindergarten through eighth grade – during the current school year. Six hundred of them were from Mansfield City Schools.
The free clothing program and other services for children in need will be the focus of a reception for teachers and school administrators from 5 to 7 p.m. on Thursday, April 20. More…
