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💙 Looking for additional schools that would like to partner with us - to benefit their less fortunate students 💙 Our Friends Closet, in partnership with Spring Creek Elementary School in Tangipahoa Parish, was so proud to help stock their brand‑new Hope Closet this week. This dedicated space will make it easier for teachers and counselors to quickly provide students with the clothing, hygiene it...
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🎉 Our Friends Closet is headed to the Rotary Slidell Heritage Festival, and we couldn’t be more excited. We’re one of the nonprofits chosen to receive proceeds from this year’s event — This support helps us continue serving 60+ schools with essentials for homeless and low‑income students. And yes… it’s still just two of us (Wendy + Tina!) running this little nonprofit that does BIG things for l...
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🧥 Urgent Need: Kids’ Coats for This Freezing Weather The freezing weather has brought a heartbreaking reality into focus. Schools are reaching out to us because more and more children are showing up without proper coats —  some are standing outside in the early morning cold, waiting for the bus with nothing more than a thin hoodie to keep them warm. Imagine being freezing, teeth chattering, fin...
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✨ Nonprofit Life: The Glamour Edition (Total of 299 pieces of clothing) 273 pants and 26 shirts Some people think running a nonprofit means fancy galas, ribbon cuttings, and photo ops. Meanwhile, my weekend: 👗 washing 🧺 drying 🩳 folding 📦 sorting …approximately 4 million pairs of school uniform pants and uniform shirts. No salary, no staff — just a mountain of khaki unifo...
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