There is nothing like hugging a cuddly stuffed animal
January 1, 2021
William McNarney (center) with his sister, Rebekah, (l), Orlando Day Nursery Director Liz Franqui and some of the 144 donated stuffed animals he collected for Orlando Day Nursery.
For his bar mitzvah project, William McNarney collected stuffed animals to give to children at Orlando Day Nursery in Parramore, an early childhood center where many families are experiencing trauma and economic hardship. They could lose a family member to the virus. A parent could lose work. They could lose the few things that they have, said William, 13, an eighth-grader at Howard Middle School. This gives them something to hold onto.