Events, Food and Toy Drives Benefiting Children in Magnolia

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Articles are being added here that will benefit children in the Magnolia area.  My objective is to make folks aware of the needs in the our community.  If you have planned or know of events and/or toy drives planned this season, please email me (Lynette) at LynGibbons@aol.com  so that we may post them here. THANKS!



2nd Annual MISD Elementary Teachers Volleyball Tournament
Come cheer for our your favorite elementary teacher at this fun event supporting Magnolia area families.

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Girl Scouts are "Caroling for Cans"
The Girl Scouts and their families are going Christmas Caroling around the Lake Windcrest Neighborhood in exchange for donations of canned food items on Thurs. Dec. 14th!

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Adopt a Family for Christmas!

We have many families already signed up for help during the Christmas holidays.  Adopting a family is the best way you can help.  Last Christmas (2005) the SOS supplied Christmas for 1,746 children in the Magnolia school district.  If you can help..... 



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SOS! We Need Food & Toy Storage, Sorting & Distribution Center!

The Society of Samaritans has been hard at work signing folks up for Thanksgiving Baskets.  Yesterday, they recieved 11 crates of canned goods to get started.  The problem they are facing now is a place to store, sort and distribute.



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Joel & Wanda Barlow of THE PIT Support SOS North Pole Toy Drive!
From now until Dec 15th, from 6:30-8:30pm you can have your childs photo made with Santa at The Pit for a new toy donation that will benefit Magnolia area children.

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MLLBA Kicks Off 2005 SOS Toy Drive Oct 29th

Santa Claus arrived with the Magnolia Volunteer Fire Dept to visit with local children, and accept their donations for those less fortunate in our fast growing community. 



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Magnolia Cubscouts Pack 406 Collects Toys for Local Children
The Christmas Party for Cubscouts pack 406 is on December 13th where the scouts will bring food and toys for the SOS Toy & Food drive.

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Magnolia Rotary Supports Society of Samaritans Food Drive

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Unity in the Community?
 Toy drives are in full swing at just about every business and school in and around town.  What folks might not realize is that toys collected by most organizations (names withheld) are picked up and delivered to Houston where they are divided up to be distributed back into the "community" but not necessarily the Magnolia community.  Only a very small percentage of toys collected in our city, make it back to our children.  Truck loads are gathered here and what we get back can easily fit into one automobile or at best one small trailer. 



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The following letter was submitted to The Tribune and Magnolia Potpourri - since then more then 100 students have been added!

SOCIETY OF SAMARITANS
S.O.S.  Back to School
Sue Storch Clothing Distribution

One of the many community service projects The Society of Samaritans offers is a Back to School clothing drive which supplies school age children 1 new outfit
and 3 gently used outfits for students within the MISD who are suffering
hardships and need assistance.

As of 7/28/09, 508 students have signed up for back to school clothing. There
are 8 remaining days for sign ups. Due to present economic conditions the S.O.S.
is in urgent need for persons to sponsor a child or family or donate financially
so they can purchase clothing for students. 

In 2008 SOS assisted 400 students with new outfits, 3 gently used and 100
additional gently used outfits from our clothing distribution center.  As you
can see, we have past that number and have less funding this year. Donations and funds raised from the Back to School Fashion Show simply will not meet the
larger community need this year without continued community support.

To sponsor one or more children please go to www.societyofsamaritans.com and use our convenient online sponsorship form there. 

For monetary donations please mail to
SOCIETY OF SAMARITANS
BACK TO SCHOOL PROJECT
PO BOX 912
MAGNOLIA, TX 77353 

Submitted by:
Sissie Everett Stobaugh
Office Manager/Special Project Coordinator




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