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The Charbonneau Villager
December 2013
Boys and Girls Aid
Boys and
Girls Aid
FArol KAHle
presIDent
As the holidays approach, the
Cypress Auxiliary is participating
in several activities to help insure
that needy children and youth in
Boys & girls Aid have a happy
experience. some of the activities Cypress does are:
Young teenage boys in foster
care often come into the program
with the clothes on their backs
and a trash bag filled with clothes
and other possessions. we will
give them a large, nylon, zippered
sports bag filled with a sweatshirt,
basketball, ball cap, water bottle,
athletic socks, wallet containing a
dollar and a penny, hacky sack, a
few small games, a small box of
chocolates and two dozen homemade cookies. the boys enjoy
these, because it lets them know
that there are caring adults in their
lives, and it provides them with
important essential items that are
often taken for granted.
teenage girls who live in a
residential home called the pettygrove House will be served a holiday meal prepared by three members of the auxiliary. we prepare
a homemade meal and have dinner with the girls on a monthly
basis. At that time, we also celebrate birthdays. Many of these
girls haven’t had a home-cooked
meal before coming to Boys &
girls Aid. this holiday season,
we will also have craft sessions
with these girls where they will
bake and decorate cookies and
create original Christmas cards.
the girls are looking forward to
this because they can share the
cookies with each other and they
can send the cards to their relatives.
three gift-giving trees were
presented to the members in october: one with gift suggestions
for girls, one for boys, and one
for th