Extra pair of jeans? Student wants them for a good cause
CHARLOTTE STEFANSKI, The Star Press
July 3, 2021
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MUNCIE, Ind. (AP) While volunteering at Hearts and Hands United’s Coats Against the Cold event a few years ago, Averie Jamison watched a fellow volunteer, Al Holdren, give his own coat to a man in need when they ran out of his size.
The kind gesture inspired the Wes-Del High School student immediately, and she began brainstorming ways she could help the community.
Hearts and Hands United had its an annual coat drive and a Tools for School event, which provides students with a backpack full of supplies and a pair of shoes every summer. Jamison wanted to do even more, thinking of collecting an array of items, from T-shirts to jeans.