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Show World Clothing Week Draws Support of Iron County Schools Beginning Monday. Jan. 27, school children will bring bun-riles bun-riles of clothing to school during World Clothing Week. According to Ianthus Wright, superintendent superintend-ent of school, the drive will continue con-tinue through Friday and is part of a nation-wide campaign to raise 3 million pounds of used clothing, shoes and bedding for orphaned and needy children and adults in the United Sta'es and overseas. World Clothing Week is conducted by the schools In cooperation with the Christian Christian Children's Fund, Inc., an in'ernatlonal charitable organization or-ganization ".'h'eh assists orphans and other needy children in the United States and 33 countries overseas. Superintendent Wright had this to say when announcir.T the drive: "We expect World Clothing Week to be one of the finest service projects ever conducted con-ducted by our schools. The doming dom-ing collected is used In handicapped handi-capped areas of America by CCF to hc-!n needy childrn some of whom can't even attend school regularly because they have no coat or shoes, it goes to aid orphans or-phans and other needy children in the United States and overseas. over-seas. Also, free clothing and bedding bed-ding is distributed during disaster disas-ter emergency situations. Every student has been given literature litera-ture to take home explaining the purpose of the drive and asking ask-ing the cooperation of parents and friends." Mr. Wright continued: "The Christian Children's Fund reports that good used clothing is one of the most vital neds of children chil-dren anil adults the world over. The minimum goal this year alone is 3 million pounds. World Clo'hing Week, the school children of Iron County will see to it that many needy boys and girls will be warmly clad this winter. At the same time our own young people will be learn-ing learn-ing a valuable lesson In humanity human-ity and experience the Joy that comes with sharing with those less fortunate. I hopo the citizens citi-zens of our community will get behind the schools In this effort. Send all types of wearable Infants', In-fants', children's and adult cloth-! ing and shoes to school during World Clothing Week." I Since 1938 the Christian Ch!l- dren's Fund. Inc., has been ald-i ing needy children. Today, It as. slsts more than 22,000 orphans in 230 orphanages in 34 coun-l tries. In addition to the United! States, CCF operates Its pro- gTams In Austria, Belgium, Borv noo. Brazil, Burma, Chile, Fin- j land, France, Free China, Greece, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, I Iran, Italy, Jamaica, J.ipan, Jor-I dan, Korea, Lapland, Lebanon, Libya, Macao, Malaya, Mexico, Okinawa, Pakistan, Peru, Philippines, Philip-pines, Puerto Rico, Syria, Viet Nam, and Western Germany. CCF also has an expanding program pro-gram on several American Indian In-dian Reservations. All programs of the Christian Children's Fund are administered without reference to race, cred or national origin of those assisted. |
