The Venus family is turning bottles and wristband sales into toys for kids in need, aiming to donate their collection to Kingston's Toy Box on Dec. 12.
The Venus family is turning bottles and wristband sales into toys for kids in need, aiming to donate their collection to Kingston's Toy Box on Dec. 12.With the holiday season fast approaching, one Kingston family is once again working to ensure children in need receive toys under the tree.
“I love knowing that we’re helping people that wouldn’t know what we’ve done to help,” Mike Venus said. With less than two weeks left in November, the family is making a final push to collect as many empties and sell as many bracelets as possible.“The boys wanted to sell 100 bracelets in their last month before announcing their goal, and that was kind of the main idea,” Sarah said.
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