The Boys and Girls Club at the Long Beach Westside Center recently partnered with The Haitian American Food Bank and volunteered their time and effort to aid the organization in their mission to collect and distribute food resources to distressed communities in both Haiti and the U.S. During the month of March, The "New Generation" Keystone Club," a teen leadership group, gathered clothes from Cabrillo High School and at their club to donate. They were able to personally make the delivery to The Haitian American Food Bank in April. On this day, Long Beach teens and teens from Boys and Girls Club of Santa Monica unloaded a Fed Ex truck of donations, and contributed the donations they had collected.
"I've never been so proud of my students as I have today, said Westside Teen Director Catherine Casady. "They willingly came to help out on their spring break, and for a few hours we were all able to come together, forgetting our own struggles and problems, to help people in greater need."
The Boys and Girls Club is proud to help such a cause, and hopes to continue serving the organization through future projects and donations.
Submitted by Catherine Casady
Teen Coordinator
Freeman E. Fairfield/Westside Center
Teen Coordinator
Freeman E. Fairfield/Westside Center
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