​OK, yesterday I thought my new project was going to be food for the elementary school kids, but after talking to the Principal at the school I learned that two food banks already feed the kids.
I also learned that there is a HUGE NEED though!!!!!
The Principal said that she could use clothes for the school's clothes closet! If kids come to school without proper clothing, dirty clothes or have an accident at school and clothes are needed then the school gives them clothes.
The school goes from Kindergarten through 5th grade.
I would like to restock the clothes closet!!!!!
I am looking for boys and girls clothing (all sizes):
Socks
Underwear
Sweat pants
T-Shirts
Jeans
Shorts
Sweatshirts
Jackets
You can make a cash donation and I will purchase clothing items OR you can purchase clothing and mail it to 1Boy4Change and I will take it to the school.
PayPal:
1boy4change@gmail.com
Mailing address:
12251 SE 58th Lane
Morriston, FL 32668
Thank you everyone!
Merry Christmas
Chris
1Boy4Change, Inc.
***My goal is to make the school's clothes closet match the one in the picture!!!!

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The Thin Blue Line 
There is a line the color of the sky on a clear afternoon 
There is a line the hue of the ocean on a bright sunny day 
There is a line the purest shade of a newborn's eyes awakening for the first time 
There is a line that protects us from harm in all we do whether day or night 
There is a line no one can penetrate no one can alleviate 
There is a line made of those who choose to follow a calling many do not hear and still more do not comprehend 
They choose to walk the path of fear, hate, and mistrust taken by so few but marked by so many 
And when one leaves this line they leave a legacy but the line does not break for the remaining must still protect 
There may be emptiness a loss, or sadness 
but never a hole not in this line 
This line that holds the ghosts of the souls who have gone and the souls of the ghosts who will be The Thin Blue Line 
- Author Unknown

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It's not the police who need to be retrained, it's the public. We have grown into a mouthy, cell phone wielding, vulgar, uncivil society with no personal responsibility and the attitude of 'it's the other person's fault', 'you owe me'. A society where children grow up with no boundaries or knowledge or concern for civil society and personal responsibility.

When an officer says "Put your hands up," then put your hands up! Don't reach for something in your pocket, your lap, your seat. There's plenty of reason for a police officer to feel threatened, there have been multiple assaults and ambushes on police officers lately. Comply with requests from the officer, have your day in court. Don't mouth off, or fight, or refuse to comply... that escalates the situation.

Police officers are our sons and daughters, fathers and mothers, brothers and sisters. They're black, white, brown, all colors, all ethnicities, all faiths, male and female, they are us. They see the worst side of humanity... the raped children, the bloody mangled bodies of traffic victims, the bruised and battered victims of domestic violence, homicide victims, body parts... day after day.
They work holidays while we have festive meals with our families. They miss school events with their kids, birthdays, anniversaries, all those special occasions that we take for granted. They work in all types of weather, under dangerous conditions, for relatively low pay.

They have extensive training, but they are human. When there are numerous attacks on them, they become hyper vigilant for a reason, they have become targets. When a police officer encounters any person... any person, whether at a traffic stop, a street confrontation, an arrest, whatever... that situation has the potential to become life threatening. You, Mr & Mrs/Miss Civilian, also have the responsibility of keeping the situation from getting out of control.

Many law enforcement officers are Veterans. They've been in service to this nation most of their lives, whether on the battlefield or protecting us here at home. They are the only thing that stands between us and anarchy in the streets.

If you want to protect your child, teach them respect.
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​What is change without voice, what is voice without purpose, and what is purpose without conviction?

We are seen as empty shells, shells that can't think, or use reason to be subjected to the wills of a few. It is a hard choice to stand by your beliefs, and even harder to watch those beliefs so easily tossed aside by others unwilling, or unable to stand up for what is right.
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In my eyes there is no this or that, it's only right and wrong. It is wrong to allow other human beings to suffer, regardless how we MAY feel about it, humanity calls for us to respond when fellow humans are being preyed on by those who have strength, regardless who that being may be. Whether its human rights, public law, or national reasons, Right, is still Right, and Wrong is still Wrong.

​The voice of change can often be the softest one in the room, but in most cases, its very much always the most correct.

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