29-04-2025
Beckley VFW to hold bag drive for children in the foster system
BEAVER, WV (WVNS) — The Beckley Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 4469 has partnered with the Knights of Columbus and the Foster Care System to hold a Day of Service on Saturday, May 3, 2025.
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From noon until five in the evening, members of the VFW, the Knights, and experts from the foster care system will be at 201 Raleigh Avenue collecting backpacks, duffel bags, luggage and essentials for the younger children within the foster care system.
William Lewis, a member of the VFW, said the stories the VFW were told about how these little kids transport the few things they're able to take with them inspired the drive.
'A lot of times when these kids are taken out, they just have, I mean, next to nothing. More often than not, that next-to-nothing is placed in a black garbage bag. Which is not the kind of symbolism you want when you're a kid moving from foster family to oftentimes, in just a hotel,' said Lewis.
Lewis said the community can help by filling these bags with essentials for the kids.
Things like underwear, socks, diapers, and nightlights.
He said experts from the foster care system will be on hand to give information to people who may be considering becoming foster parents.
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