Date: December 10, 2012
Re: PPD Assisting Foster Care Agency for Christmas
Reference #: 12-PR-0219
SEE BELOW FOR THE CHRISTMAS WISH LIST PROVIDED TO US BY SANTA!
For the second year, the Parkersburg Police Department is proud to partner with Try-Again Homes, in an effort to help approximately 55 Parkersburg area foster children have a great Christmas.
Try-Again Homes (TAH) is a non-profit foster care agency located in Parkersburg and Fairmont, WV. TAH provides foster/adoptive homes for children age’s birth to 18 years-old, and is funded in part under an agreement with the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources.
Foster homes are needed due to a variety of issues, some of which include: neglect and abuse (physical, emotional, and sexual), alcohol and drug abuse, special medical circumstances, etc. Adoptive homes are needed when it is determined that children cannot return/remain with biological parents and parental rights have been terminated.
On average, there are 3,000 plus children in need of quality foster/adoptive homes throughout West Virginia. The struggles placed upon today’s children will impact the rest of their lives.
Beginning Monday, November 5th, new and unwrapped gifts for these wonderful and deserving children can be dropped off at the Parkersburg City Park police substation between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m., Monday – Friday. Donations will be accepted through Friday, December 21st. Police volunteers and officers will be on hand to help with collection and coordination.
As soon as Santa forwards us a list of requests from the children, we will post it on our website, www.parkersburgpolice.com. There is a substantial need at this time for winter clothes and shoes.
You may contact the City Park police substation at 304-424-0683, or Sergeant Greg Collins at the Parkersburg Police Department at 304-424-8444 with any questions.
“The officers and staff of the Parkersburg Police Department are involved in cases all too often, where children are removed from their homes and placed in foster care. It’s very difficult to see a child’s life turned upside down because of something that’s not their fault. It is our sincere desire to give these children a wonderful Christmas, and at the same time support the families who have opened their hearts and homes to these deserving kids. We hope that our community will support this effort as well.”
Try-Again Homes contact information:
Stacy Easter
304-422-3159
try-againhomes.org
Contact email: sbostic@try-againhomes.org
CHRISTMAS WISH LIST PROVIDED TO US BY SANTA:
• Girly stuff (Make-up, nail polish, bubble baths, hair supplies, etc.)
• DVD player
• Jewelry (for boy and girl)
• Gloves, toboggans, scarves
• Wii Dance games
• Camera
• Aeropostale sweat pants size S, M, and L
• Twin Comforter set
• Vacuum Cleaner (child is transitioning out of foster care)
• Leapfrog touch magic learning bus
• Vtech remote racer smart car
• Kid connection electronic keyboard
• CDs (kid friendly)
• Sparkly winter boots girls sizes: 7, 2, and 3
• MP3 players (multiple requested)
• Monster High dolls (multiple requested)
• Zebra Dream Lite
• Bumblebee Dream Lite
• Cars
• Trucks
• Wolf figurines
• Wolf fleece blankets
• Turtle Dream Lite
• Santa Buddies DVD
• Charlie and the Chocolate Factory DVD
• Madagascar DVD
• Penguin Dream Lite
• Men’s watch
• Cologne
• IPod (multiple requested)
• Art supplies
• Baby dolls
• Games (preschool-mobi go game)
• Nintendo ds light game (pets cats 2)
• Tinkerbell chair
• Coloring books
• Shark Boy Lava Girl DVD
• Hair items (pony tail holders, clips, etc)
• Nintendo DS light game (Nintendo dogs)
• Mega Tech Optimus Prime
• Beyblade metal fury performance destroyer dome
• Transformers
• Beyblade metal master beyblader gear-beyblaster
• Hot wheels mega loop mayhem
• Big spiderman figure
• Doggy doo game
• Leapfrog my pal violet
• Fisher-price little people zoo talkers animal sounds zoo
• Playskool poppin’ park elefun busy ball popper
• Fisher-price little people Disney Cinderella Coach
• Size 12 girls jeans
• Sparkly winter boots size 7
• DVD player
• Size 7/8 girls jeans
• Sparkly winter boots size 2
• Wii Dance game
• Size 10 girls jeans
• Sparkly winter boots size 3
• Movies (Disney, girly movies, seasonal movies)
• Clothing for male/female: all sizes
