| | DONATE ITEMS TO HELP KIDS IN NEED
Donations Being Accepted in Old Greenwich May 1-8
for Kids in Appalachian Area of Kentucky
The Rockin Appalachian Mom Project - R.A.M.P. - headed by Old Greenwich mom Amy Guerrieri, is looking for donations for families in need who live in the Appalachian area of Kentucky.
R.A.M.P. will be collecting donations of:
· Cleaning products
· Diapers & baby formula
· School supplies (pens, pencils, erasers, notebooks, folders, backpacks, etc.)
· Non-perishable food products
· Cash Donations (to be used to improve living conditions for select families)
Checks can be made out to R.A.M.P.
Please look for donation boxes at participating schools and at local retailers throughout Old Greenwich (Arcadia Café, Porricelli's Food Mart, Upper Crust Bagel Company, etc.)
All donations must be collected no later than May 8th
Donations will be delivered to children and families in need in Kentucky
the week of May 11th. Their needs are so great, so anything would help
Questions? Call Amy Guerrieri at 203-990-0000
or email: Jackie.johnson@rockin-water.com
Thank You! |
It is easy to associate extreme poverty with other countries, far away from America, forgetting the fact that poverty is very much a reality for some children and their families, here in the United States. A recent news report illustrated life in the Appalachian Mountain areas of eastern Kentucky. The show instilled an immediate need to help these children and their families who live in unthinkable conditions, going without many items that Americans take for granted, like clean water, food, proper medical care and school supplies and personal hygiene items. These people live in an area with three times the national poverty rate, and the shortest life span in the nation.
Amy Guerrieri, an Old Greenwich resident, Mom, and owner of The Upper Crust Bagel Company, Arcadia Cafe, LexZee Catering, and founder of ROCKIN' WATER™, saw the news report and immediately committed to finding a way to help these desperate families. Together, with some of her co-workers and friends, Amy traveled to Kentucky to personally visit some of the neediest schools, health clinics and families in the rural Appalachian area, working directly with the public schools and the Christian Appalachian Project (CAP) and has not created an on-going donation program - R.A.M.P. - the Rockin' Appalachian Mom Project - to help provide a healthy and nutritious alternatives to the children of that community and help support "one family at a time."
The goals of the mission are many: to deliver much needed daily essentials like personal hygiene products and school supplies, while also educating the families about basic nutrition and providing them with healthier alternatives. The group also wants to deliver a message of neighborly love and support. And while we are all facing difficult challenges in our own lives, they pale in comparison to the challenges faced daily by these fellow Americans.
Thank you for your support
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