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Article: Around Livermore: Wrap yourself up in a warm and fuzzy cause for kids
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- Oakland Tribune
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- May 17, 2009
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SUMMER IS ALMOST upon us, and with that comes special events --
many of them for a good cause. Many will be happening soon, so I
thought I'd highlight a few.
BLANKETS FOR KIDS -- This group was founded in 2004 by Jo Molz of
Pleasanton. It has distributed more than 15,000 blankets to the
Livermore, Pleasanton, Dublin and San Ramon police departments as
well as to the Alameda County Child Protection Agency, Calico
Center, Tri-Valley Haven, Shepherd's Gate and even as far away as
Los Angeles.
The above agencies, especially the police departments, come into
contact regularly with children who have been traumatized in some
way. Whether they are the victim of child abuse, have been in a
vehicle ...