Family Service donates to vets and their families

FROM LEFT: David Vargas, regional youth council chairman, and Jason Campagnone, director of volunteer resources, American Red Cross, join Jeanne Sherman, clinical supervisor, and Jacquelyn Desrosiers, intern, at Family Service of Rhode Island in looking over just a small portion of the donated items.
FROM LEFT: David Vargas, regional youth council chairman, and Jason Campagnone, director of volunteer resources, American Red Cross, join Jeanne Sherman, clinical supervisor, and Jacquelyn Desrosiers, intern, at Family Service of Rhode Island in looking over just a small portion of the donated items.

Family Service of Rhode Island recently concluded a community drive to assist needy veterans and their families. Personal-care items – such as toothpaste and shaving cream – were brought by community members to several Family Service of Rhode Island locations.
Collected items were put into tote bags by the American Red Cross Youth Council and given to veterans in need as part of their “Totes of Hope” drive.
“We are so thankful for Family Service of Rhode Island’s community outreach,” said Jason Campagnone, director of volunteer resources for the American Red Cross in Connecticut and Rhode Island. “Many thanks to all who brought in the items to Family Service of Rhode Island. They’ll never know, but their kindness and generosity will make a tremendous difference to veterans and their families.
The campaign was headed by former Army sergeant Jeanne M. Sherman, clinical supervisor of Family Service of Rhode Island’s Children’s Treatment and Recovery Center, which works with military families with past, current or upcoming deployments. •

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