Dear fellow Hanoverians:<\/p>\n
The John Curtis Free Library has teamed up with the Boston Bruins to
\nparticipate in their annual pajama drive to benefit DCF Kids and Cradles to
\nCrayons. The PJ Drive\u2019s goal is to collect 12,000 pairs of new pajamas
\nfor children and teens in need. <\/p>\n
The Pajama Drive runs from February 1 through March 15, 2019. The JCF
\nLibrary will be collecting new pajamas for babies, children and teens. A
\ncollection box for donations will be set up in the library\u2019s main lobby.<\/p>\n
Bruins forward P.J. Axelsson and his wife, Siw, started the PJ drive during
\nthe Boston Bruins 2007-2008 season as a way to give to give back to their
\ncommunity. The couple collected 1,600 pairs of pajamas for Cradles to
\nCrayons which connects with social service agencies to identify specific
\nchildren in need. <\/p>\n
In 2017, the drive expanded to benefit DCF\u2019s Wonderfund. DCF estimates
\nthat at any given time the agency is working with 45,000 babies, children
\nand teens. DCF\u2019s participation helps ensure that PJs stay in the area in
\nwhich they were collected, benefitting local kids and teens. <\/p>\n
Participating libraries will compete with other organizations for special
\nBruins prizes including a street hockey clinic with Bruins Mascot Blades
\nand autographed Bruins items.
\nThe Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners (MBLC) works with the
\nBoston Bruins to coordinate library participation in the drive. Libraries
\nfrom around the state use the Massachusetts Library System\u2019s delivery
\nservice, typically used to send books and other library materials, to send
\ntheir PJs to area collection locations which increases libraries\u2019 ability
\nto participate in the drive.<\/p>\n
For more information about the drive, please contact Lynne Campbell at
\nlcampbell@ocln.org .<\/p>\n
For “Around Town on the Web”,
\nCathy H-B<\/p>\n
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