23-04-2025
Donations currently being collected for Sarah's Great Giveaway
Some of us may have useful things in our house that we no longer need.
For the last five years, local organization Sarah Reed Children's Center has been on a mission to make sure those in the community receive the necessities they need.
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One employee created an event where she wanted to get these items to people who would really benefit from them.
'I had a bunch of duplicates of things that I didn't need, but I really wanted to make sure they went to people that really needed them and not just some thrift store or the junk yard or anything like that,' said Mandy Longstreth, special events manager and executive assistant to the CEO at Sarah Reed.
Sarah's Great Giveaway will take place on Saturday, May 10, from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. at their St. Ann's campus, located at 1020 East 10th Street.
Anyone is invited to attend, and all the items are free to the public to take what they need.
Until then, they are collecting new and gently used items, including school supplies, children's clothing, toiletries and more.
'We get a lot of appreciation, thanks you's. We end up with a local refuge and immigrant populations, which is really exciting too,' said Longstreth.
Donations can be dropped off at any Tendto Credit Union branch.
'This year is off to a really great start. At our west branch, they actually had to empty the bin a couple times. They have several boxes and bags already put away for when we collect everything at the end,' said Pam Palotas, vice president of brand marketing at Tendto Credit Union.
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Palotas said the credit union values charitable outreach and giving back to the place where we live.
She and Longstreth both agreed that whether it's time or items, Erie is a giving community.
'It's an amazing thing to see, and it really just makes you feel good about being part of Erie,' said Longstreth.
On Friday, May 2, from 7 a.m. until 6 p.m., JET24/FOX66 will be having a public drive-thru donation drop off here at the studio on Peach Street as well.
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