The kids helping kids program is now in its 28th year.
Toys For Local Children is a 28-year-old program that has established a tradition of kids helping kids. Swampscott school kids — from all the district schools — chip in to make sure area kids who might not otherwise receive holiday gifts receive them. It was started in 1984 by teacher Allen Shapiro who wanted to make sure no local child went without a gift. Cathy Kalpin of Clarke School says it is a unique service program in that every school in the district contributes to it. Swampscott High School students typically get the holiday program rolling by shopping for gifts, selecting them for children and wrapping them. The children are excited to receive a small doll or a card game, she said. Many of the children that the program helps …
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Toys For Local Children serve about 1,000 children.
Toys For Local Children is a 27-year-old program that has established a tradition of kids helping kids. Swampscott school kids — from all the district schools — chip in to make sure area kids who might not otherwise receive holiday gifts receive them. Retired foreign languages teacher Jean Cocuzzo, Middle School teacher Abby Rogers and Clarke Elementary counselor Cathy Kalpin spearhead the effort. It was started in 1984 by teacher Allen Shapiro who wanted to make sure no local child went without a gift. Cathy said it is a unique service program in that every school in the district contributes to it. Swampscott High School students were contributing labor and thought in the Middle School basement right after Thanksgiving, getting the …
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Town of Swampscott Middle School
207 Forest Ave, Swampscott, MA
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