Third-grader collects winter clothes, blankets to help those in need
Brown Elementary third-grader Jojo Gurd holds bags filled with new winter items to donate to Dégagé Ministries
Byron Center
— The bins filled with new winter clothes and blankets at the entrance of Brown Elementary School are just a sampling of what third-grader Jojo Gurd has collected to help keep people warm over the winter months.
In November, the altruistic youngster
— with help from her parents and brother Hudson, a second-grader
— hosted a neighborhood drive and collected enough donations to fill an entire Salvation Army van. The crew helped drop them off at Dégagé Ministries in downtown Grand Rapids. Dégagé offers services including shelter to between 400-500 people experiencing homelessness daily.