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The Randolph Public Schools community showed gratitude at the outpouring of community support and giving this holiday season as it coordinated a drive that helped more than 75 students and 40 families.
It all started with Monique Brown, of Amazing Legacies Inc. and Brown s Transportation Inc., who called to say that she would like to sponsor 21 families for the holidays. Brown emphasized she wanted 21 families, not 21 students.
Once RPS started reaching out to gauge need, they realized the great number of needs in the community.
Not wanting to turn families away, they reached out to Liz LaRosee, the director of the Randolph Intergenerational Community Center and the Turner Free Library, who connected RPS with the Randolph Police Department and Envision Bank. They took on filling wish lists. Detective Kevin Gilbert took the lead for the RPD, connecting with Ocean State Job Lot, Orange Theory Gym in Dedham and the Stoughton Police Department.