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wednesday, September 10, 2003
Drive gathers school supplies for foster kids
KU student, who is serving as Mrs. Lawrence, seeks donations at three Lawrence drop-off sites
By Kevin Kampwirth
kkampwirth@kansan.com
Kansan staff writer
Don't throw away that old notebook with a few missing pages just yet.
The Rilly Project, a charity drive meant to gather school supplies for children in foster care, will begin next week.
The type of supplies needed most are those that have to be replaced often, such as pencils, crayons and paper.
The project is a joint effort involving the Kansas Service Children's League, the Center for Community Outreach and Jennifer Sweeton, the reigning Mrs. Lawrence and Parkville Mo., senior. The project was named after Sweeton's grandmother, whose nickname was Rilly.
"She was someone who grew up in poverty and really wanted an education, but didn't have the money to get one," Sweeton said.
When the drive begins, there will be two or three drop-off locations in the Lawrence area for those who want to donate.
The Jayhawk Bookstore, 1420 Crescent Road, and Community Mercantile Co-op, 901 Iowa St., are locations that are already slated as drop-off points.
Sweeton said that the Kansas Union was a possible location, but was unsure.
Sweeton said the project was still looking for people to collect the supplies from drop-off locations and bring them in to the main center.
In addition to the two Lawrence locations, there are drop-off locations in Topeka at the Kansas Service Children's League Office, and in Manhattan at the College Avenue United Methodist Church.
The project is also looking for other businesses to provide dropoff points for the school supply drive.
— Edited by Ehren Meditz
The Rilly Project is in need of any type of school supplies, but especially ones that run out often, such as:
pencils
pens
crayons
notebooks (paper)
erasers
To volunteer or for drop-off point information, contact Jennifer Sweeton at (913) 488-5480.
Ventura, family adapting to $1.9 million estate
Former Minnesota Gov. Jesse Ventura bought bought a 10-year-old lakeshore home featuring five bedrooms, eight bathrooms, an exercise room, hot tub, home theater and six-car garage, said Karla Blomberg, a real estate agent.
"They're very pleased with how they have fit into the area," said Blomberg, who helped the family with their search. "People have treated them well and have been kind, without bothering them."
According to the real estate listing, the Venturas' new home has 8,212 finished square feet and about 1,000 feet of shoreline.
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