Mittens, hats donated to ACAP youths

by Staff Aroostook Republican
11 years ago

    CARIBOU — Youths at the ACAP daycare facility received a special delivery on January 15 in the form of 76 hats, 307 mittens and gloves, and six scarves.
    The winter apparel was donated to the youths through a hat and mitten drive coordinated through Gagnon’s Auto Sales of Caribou between Nov. 20 – Dec. 21.
    It was the second successful year of the drive, and was assisted by the Family Dollar as well as tremendous support from the greater community.

 

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Aroostook Republican photo/Natalie De La Garza
    It’s a lovely hat, but little Victoria Gallagher was skeptical that it was quite her size. Victoria’s shown here with a smiling Brenda Hall.
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Aroostook Republican photo/Natalie De La Garza
    Picking out their new mittens and hats were, from left, Lindsay Deschene, Rylee Williams, Jude Groom and Tearsa Lemay
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Aroostook Republican photo/Natalie De La Garza
    There were all sorts of hats and winter apparel donated to the ACAP daycare facility on Jan. 15, and Jazmine Gallagher was one daycare attendee who thoughtfully tried out a different type of chapeau.
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Aroostook Republican photo/Natalie De La Garza
    With a pile of hats, mittens, gloves and scarves to choose from, Jayden Bishop, at bottom right, was all smiles the morning of Jan. 15 when officials from Gagnon’s Auto dropped off the winter apparel collected through their hat and mitten drive conducted in November and December of  2013. Shown from left are: Bishop, Rylee Williams, Jude Groom, Tearsa Lamay, Brenda Hall holding Victoria Gallagher, Tyler Rand being helped by Diane Landeen and, in the background to the right, is Yusha Friedel.
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Aroostook Republican photo/Natalie De La Garza
    Brayden Amerio, front and center, wasn’t shy about having his picture taken with new winter accessories. Also pictured are, from left, front row: Jaydance Dalebout, Rylee Williams, Tearsa Lemay, Jazmyne Gallagher, Tyler Rand and Jacob Cray. Third row: Jude Groom, sales representative at Gagnon’s Darren Pye, Gagnon’s General Manager Pam Wilcox holding Jayden Bishop, Brenda Hall holding Victoria Gallagher, Diane Landeen holding McKenzie McBreairty, owner of Gagnon’s Gary Gagnon, and Yusha Friedel holding her daughter Annabelle McGraw.