Volunteers join to provide blankets to the homeless

Contributed by argusleader.com - News

Monday, 15 December 2008

Sioux Falls has 701 homeless schoolchildren in grades K-12. They can be transients, living in vans, motels, shelters or

double-parked in another family's apartment. And at night they're cold.

Volunteers tried to ease the chill with an all-day stitching session. About 160 volunteers came Saturday to the

Instructional Planning Center and made 314 blankets from donated fleece. On Monday, two students from the University

of Sioux Falls walked in with 40 more.

"It's 356 now, but the ticker keeps going up. I just think people really want to help," said Tracy Vik, school district staff

development coordinator.

Sioux Falls has 701 homeless schoolchildren in grades K-12. They can be transients, living in vans, motels, shelters or

double-parked in another family's apartment. And at night they're cold.

Volunteers tried to ease the chill with an all-day stitching session. About 160 volunteers came Saturday to the

Instructional Planning Center and made 314 blankets from donated fleece. On Monday, two students from the University

of Sioux Falls walked in with 40 more.

"It's 356 now, but the ticker keeps going up. I just think people really want to help," said Tracy Vik, school district staff

development coordinator.