Pine Grove Staff Donate Pajamas for OVA Drive

Pictured from left: Leslie Bradley (clerk typist 3), Lee Estock (superintendent) and Judy Smith (superintendent's assistant).

SCI Pine Grove employees participated in a 2019 Pajama Drive for Foster Children across Pennsylvania. Staff made donations of used and new pajamas and we collected approximately 75 pairs. Judy Smith and Leslie Bradley dropped them off at Bedford County Children and Youth Services. Many times, children are removed in the middle of the night and placed into foster care with little or no clothing. Foster families are often unsure what age or size a child arriving into theirs will be, so it is difficult to plan ahead. This past April, during Child Abuse Prevention Month, the pajama drive was held by the Office of Victim Advocate. Last year, more than 3500 pajamas were collected and a total of 13 counties participated to receive donations.