What made Monday night special was the Octagon Club focused the movie night to support Generations of Love, a Wapakoneta non-profit that supports adoptive families and foster children in need.
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A Van Wert woman is bringing her community together to make their area's foster children a little more cozy.
A Jammie Drive was held in downtown Van Wert, encouraging people to donate pajamas for foster children with the Marsh Foundation. Originally with a goal of 500 sets of pajamas, organizer Bri Fishpaw says they decided to raise that goal to 1,000 after nearing their original goal before Saturday's event. Fishpaw felt pulled to put on the drive after hearing stories of children arrive to their foster placement with nothing but the clothes on their back.
"I think, one, just so the foster families and kids know that they are supported, but also these kids show up with nothing, which is crazy to think about," said Fishpaw. "I'm blessed to have more than enough so it's hard for me to think of having little to nothing, so for them to have something that's their's that they can carry along, that means more than we can physically understand."
A Lima woman is honoring her grandmother who was adopted, by giving back to the community's foster care children.