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Show SAC B4 chae: - WASATCH COUNTY COURIER. JANUARY 3, 2001 Residents Gave and Gave and Gave in 2000 Locals Chipped in Money, Donations For Plethora Of Causes _ TIM WESTBY : COURIER STAFF © she and about a dozen friends formed hether it was helping poor, malnutrition Latin American country in late 1998, Ethiopians, Honduran babies wrapped. in news- _ papers, or local low-income children, ‘Hearts and Hands for Humanity. The women put together newborn kits containing such basics like diapers, soap, receiving blankets, and socks. In 2000, the organization started sending kits to other needy places in the world. -. The Kennard family in Heber City Wasatch County residents ‘stepped also started their own international relief efforts aimed at the desperately poor up to help those in need last year African nation of Ethiopia — birthplace to six of their adopted children. The family with a vengeance. In the process, - collected over 3,000 pounds of mostly oe Sg thousands and thousands. of dollars clothing and handmade quilts, and then went to Ethiopia themselves to make - were donated and an untold number — sure the goods were properly shipped to. those who needed them the most. The holidays also brought about of tons of clothing, blankets, and | baby supplies were given to those who might otherwise do without. The list of local residents and ‘effort to provide organizations that gave last year is no someone cares about them. - doubt long and impressive. Here at the ~ Wasatch County Courier, we do our best to keep our eyes and ears open for any efforts worthy of mention. While we surely missed a few, it’s worth men- tioning again some of the ones we cov- ered during the last 12 months. _ Newborns and toddlers received clothes and other items from Hearts and Hands for _ Humanity. en numerous efforts to help. For the . fourth year in row, three women led an When Honduran Caren’ Bagley heard mothers had nothing but newspapers wrap their babies in ~ after Hurricantoe Mitc h struck the small Ali, Shumba and Merga Kennard in Ethiopia in 1994 Wasatch County Christmas, Law prisoners in the Jail showing enforcement with gifts for prisoners that _- officers. from Summit and Wasatch counties gave local. low-income children an early breakfast Dec. 16 at the Yarrow Hotel in Park City and then brought them to the Kmart at Kimball Junction for a visit with Santa and gave them each $100 worth of shopping. Meanwhile, Wasatch Middle School. students raised $1,425 in quarters to help pur‘chase shoes for needy children. . _ Hearts and Hands for Humanity sent newborn kits to Honduran mothers. |