Vera Bradley donates to CASA of Harrison County
Vera Bradley donates to CASA of Harrison County
Earlier today, the Vera Bradley of Gulfport Premium Outlets dropped off blanket donations to the CASA of Harrison County.
- - - dropped off blanket donations t- the casa of harrison- county.
- news 25's gabby cox has the - story.- - the season of giving is slowly- approaching , and to get a head- start, the staff of vera bradle- in the gulfport premium outlets- donated blankets to casa- of harrison county.
- and little did they know that i- was an item they desperately- needed, - jeannie herrin: "we advocate fo- children of all ages, you know- from 0-18 and we- have many many many blankets- that are for infants and- toddlers, but this is a - great gift to us because we - don't have any blankets for - older children that are - you know, are from 8 on up.
So- the donation we were give today- by vera bradley - will come in very handy for us.- the vera bradley corporate- organization encourages - their employees to become - emerged in their community, and- that's exactly what the - gulfport location did.
The- blankets were purchased by- customers and donated for a - much larger effort.
- allison roberts: "just being- able to donate to them and make- sure that they have - some comfort when they are goin- through really tough times, i - think that is something - that my whole team was really - excited to participate in so we- decided to get- involved and do that donation - drive for the blankets.
And our- customers are just- really giving and it went reall- really well."
- gabby: "and with the help of- partners like vera bradley, the- casa of harrison- county can continue to provide- for children in need and now- with 20 brand new, super- soft and plush blankets, this i- just one thing that can help- make a childs - day better."- jeannie: "if we didn't have - these wonderful volunteers, and- they are awesome.
They- give their soul to this - organization, they drive... oh- my gosh... the miles they drive- the hours that they put in and- this is all for helping the - children in the community."
- currently, casa of harrison - county is accepting - donations and now they are in - need of pull- ups.
To donate to- this location, visit the- resource center at 47 maples- drive in gulfport.- - - - in gulfport, gabby
