Kids Closet Receives a Plethora of Supplies for Upcoming Back-to-School Event

pack a backpackKids Closet Ministry annually provides school supplies to underprivileged children in Starke County with their Pack-a-Backpack event. Community members get the chance to contribute during their school supply drives. This year while Kids Closet was posted outside the Dollar General stores in North Judson and Knox they received an ample amount of supplies from weekend shoppers. However it was the donations from two other local foundations that helped provide the new backpacks for all the donated supplies. Continue reading

Kid’s Closet Ministry Receives Grants to Help Starke County Youngsters

Kids Closet_01A foundation that focuses on providing for the community has recently received quite a substantial amount of money for their dedication to the well being of the children of Starke County. Kid’s Closet Ministry was not only gifted a $2,000 grant through the Starke United Fund but recently was approved to receive $3,000 thanks to the kind submission of a community member who realized the importance of the foundation. Continue reading

Kid’s Closet Ministry Awarded $2000 Grant for Coats

  
 
A local organization is looking to keep kids warm this winter, and to help in that endeavor, the Northern Indiana Community Foundation awarded Kid’s Closet Ministry $2000 to be used to purchase coats for children. Linda Lewandowski with Kid’s Closet Ministry explained the grant will allow them to purchase up to 100 coats to be distributed to kids throughout Starke County.

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Linda Lewandowski is This Year’s Unsung Hero

Linda Lewandowski is this year's Unsung Hero.
Linda Lewandowski is this year’s Unsung Hero.
The Knox City Council this week honored this year’s Unsung Hero, celebrating the recipient’s dedication to the community through random acts of kindness. Mayor Rick Chambers presented the award to Linda Lewandowski, who was nominated by Patty Lawson for her work to improve the community in a variety of ways.

According to the nomination letter written to Chambers by Lawson, Lewandowski is not only the director of Kid’s Closet Ministry, an organization run out of the north Judson Methodist Church to give needy families gently used clothing, but she also organized an event to give backpacks for the start of school to families. The event gave more than 100 backpacks to families in need.

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Kid’s Closet Ministry Pack-a-Backpack Event This Week

  
 
With the supply drives behind them, Kid’s Closet Ministry’s Pack-a-Backpack event is coming up this week. On Aug. 7 and 8 from 5 to 7 p.m. CT at the North Judson Methodist Church, Linda Lewandowski said the ministry will be giving away school supplies to children in need.

“We’re looking for children in need. So, basically, if your children are on free or reduced lunch, then they should qualify for a free backpack and school supplies. You just need to show up on Aug. 7 or 8, Wednesday and Thursday, 5 to 7 p.m. at the Fellowship Hall at the North Judson United Methodist Church and we will have paperwork for you to fill out – a registration form for the children. The children have to be present with the parent or guardian,” Lewandowski explained.

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Kid’s Closet Ministry to Hold Drives in Preparation for Pack-a-Backpack Event

  
 
The Kid’s Closet Ministry’s Pack-a-Backpack event is approaching, planned for Aug. 7 and 8 from 5 to 7 p.m. CT at the North Judson United Methodist Church. According to Linda Lewandowski, director of the ministry, they are holding drives to collect school supplies to be given to children in need.

“Kids Closet Ministry is all about kids in need in Starke County. It’s a new ministry that began in the spring that just came from an idea, and so we’re kind of working on it and seeing what we can do,” said Lewandowski.

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Kid’s Closet Ministry Aims to Provide Assistance to Starke County Children

  
 
A ministry serving children in Starke County is looking for donations of clothes to help in their mission of providing children with clothes, school supplies, shoes and personal hygiene items. Linda Lewandowski, director of Kid’s Closet Ministry, said they are currently holding collections at a number of sites in local communities.

“We’re running collections for gently used and new children’s and used clothes, and we have drop-off sites at the North Judson United Methodist Church, Route 10 Bar and Grill, Max Effex Fitness are accepting them for us,” said Lewandowski.

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