| Dear Friends,
NBC NIGHTLY NEWS IS COMING TO OLD GREENWICH TO FILM OLD GREENWICH’S OWN AMY GUERRIERI &
ROCKIN’ WATER’S EFFORT TO HELP KIDS IN NEED
ROCKIN’ WATER™ is collecting much needed school supplies and personal hygiene items to donate to the children of Martin County, Kentucky, one of the neediest areas in Appalachia Kentucky
NBC Nightly News will be filming donations received in front of Old Greenwich School from 8:00 – 8:30 a.m., Friday, March 20
Donations will also be accepted at Arcadia Cafe &
Upper Crust Bagel Company in Old Greenwich
until 8:30 AM, Friday, March 20
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| It is easy to associate extreme poverty with other countries, far away from America, forgetting the fact that poverty is very much a reality for some children and their families, here in the United States. A recent news report illustrated life in the Appalachian Mountain areas of eastern Kentucky. The show instilled an immediate need to help these children and their families who live in unthinkable conditions, going without many items that Americans take for granted, like clean water, food, proper medical care and school supplies and personal hygiene items. These people live in an area with three times the national poverty rate, and the shortest life span in the nation.
Amy Guerrieri, an Old Greenwich resident, Mom, and founder of ROCKIN’ WATER, saw the news report and immediately committed to finding a way to help these desperate families. Together, with some of her co-workers and friends, Amy will travel to Kentucky to personally visit some of the neediest schools, health clinics and families in the rural Appalachian area, working directly with the public schools and the Christian Appalachian Project (CAP) to create an on-going donation program to help provide a healthy and nutritious alternative to the children of that community.
The goals of the mission are many: to deliver much needed daily essentials like personal hygiene products and school supplies, while also educating the families about basic nutrition and providing them with healthier alternatives. The group also wants to deliver a message of neighborly love and support. And while we are all facing difficult challenges in our own lives, they pale in comparison to the challenges faced daily by these fellow Americans.
How can you help?
The group will be collecting any type of donations, including: school supplies (pens, pencils, erasers, notebooks, folders, backpacks, etc), personal hygiene products (toothbrush, toothpaste, soap, shampoo, etc), and monetary donations for food and medical supplies. The donated items will be shipped to Kentucky on Friday, March 20.
Thank you for your support!
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