Meghan Tarby, pictured at left, executive director and social worker for the Seymour-based Connecticut Partnership for Children Inc., dedicated to supporting low-income children in the state, collects hundreds of diapers donated at Oxford Town Hall during a drive organized by town employee Kelly Weymer. With them is Selectman Jeff Haney. / Contributed photo
OXFORD – A month-long diaper drive netted
hundreds of diapers and boxes of wipes for low-income children throughout
Connecticut.
The drive was organized by town hall
employee Kelly Weymer and will help parents of children aged one month to two
years.
Weymer turned over the diapers and wipes to Meghan Tarby, executive
director and social worker for the Seymour-based Connecticut Partnership for
Children Inc. Many of the diapers were donated by the community and the newly-formed Womens Club of Oxford Greens which was organized by Rosemary Samuelson,
president.
Tarby was extremely thankful for all of the
donations and personally thanked Weymer and the womens club. She said that if
anyone would like to do a diaper/wipe drive they can contact her at 203-881-1804. She said the diapers will go to several clients in Oxford and the
Valley and to anyone else needing them. “No one is turned away,’’ said Tarby,
an Oxford native.
First Selectman George Temple said the town
will continue collecting items throughout the year to help those in need. There
will be a box in the foyer of town hall for anyone wanting to give.
This post is taken from a press release.
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