Brian Hamm TECHNICAL SERVICE MANAGER CHARITY: Together We Rise
Together We Rise is an organization that provides additional support for foster kids and foster families. They have helped reach over 430K+ individuals currently in the system. Every year in October alone – in what they call Socktober - they donate 45K new pairs of socks to foster children. One of the saddest parts of hearing about the foster kids is learning when they are removed from a home to be re-placed, they are typically given two trash bags to gather all of their belongings. TWR provides “Sweet Cases” which is a blue duffel bag that includes a teddy bear, a blanket, a hygiene kit, a coloring book, and crayons. These care cases are meant to help with their self-esteem so they feel like a human and are more than trash bags. We chose this charity because there was a time when Juliyanna was very close to being in the foster system and she has learned a lot about what it’s like for many kids currently living in the system. Although many children have been given much better lives through foster care, there are others that don’t seem to have the same luck. We just hope to make some lives a little brighter if we are to win.
TEAM: Brian Hamm and Juliyanna Basil
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