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One Roof event helps grandparents for Christmas BY SARAH FAY CAMPBELL sarah@newnan.com
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randparents who are raising their grandchildren got to “shop” for Christmas gifts for their grandchildren and got some things for themselves at One Roof Outreach last week. On Thursday, grandparents were invited to come out and choose from a large number of donated items. There were also snacks and drinks, said Ann Kerlin of One Roof. Grandparents were given tickets based on the number of children in their homes and could cash them in for gifts. New gifts for the children were donated by the community. Gifts for the grandparents included makeup kits, personal care kits, gloves, hats, socks, scarves and sweaters. Some community members also donated gently used items, including mens dress shirts and coats and new dress shirts. Several local organizations helped collect items, Kerlin said. This was the first year for the event and next year, “we will start collecting items earlier and maybe even find a bigger place outside of our office to hold the event,” she said. “The volunteers seemed to enjoy it, and we really appreciated seeing the community come alongside us to make this a success.”
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Volunteers Jane Dunckel and Pat Richmond show some of the gifts at the One Roof grandparents raising grandchildren Christmas event. There are some children’s items still left, and One Roof has been allowing parents who are short on Christmas gifts to pick out a few items for their children. Wednesday will be the last day that the of-
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fice, thrift store and food pantry will be open until after the new year. The office and thrift store are open Wednesday from 1-4 p.m. Staff will be monitoring calls and emails, Kerlin said.
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For more information call 770-683-7705 or email oneroofoutreach@gmail.com. One Roof Outreach and the Coweta Community Food Pantry are located at 255 Temple Ave., Newnan.
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