Brooklawn Child & Family Services Still In Need Of Winter Items From Its Amazon.com Wish List

Online, January 12, 2012 (Newswire.com) - With winter well underway, the organization is still looking for cold weather items to keep its more than 100 children and adolescents who live on campus warm and cozy. Items requested from the wish list are throw blankets, glove/scarf sets and heavy coats and jackets.

Brooklawn's 'Help Make it Home for Me' Amazon.com wish list can be found by clicking on the link, http://amzn.to/rtRwcb, or on the "Gifts and Wish Lists" link at the top of the Amazon.com homepage, and then entering the word "Brooklawn" in the "Find Wish Lists & Registries" box. Brooklawn's winter wish list items range from microfleece throw blankets, starting at $12.99 to winter apparel including girls and boys parka coats, priced from $20.90.

Items included on the wish list have a ship-to address so that they go directly and immediately to Brooklawn.

The wish list is a part of Brooklawn's multi-year 'Help Make it Home for Me' campaign with a mission of transforming the 16 cottage residencies into more comfortable, safe and loving residential homes. Funds raised through the campaign and donations that come through Amazon.com will be used for projects such as outfitting kitchens and creating cozier bedrooms to upgrading landscaping and outdoor play areas.

Additional campaign information can be found online at www.brooklawn.net/makeithome.

About Brooklawn Child & Family Services
Celebrating more than 160 years in Louisville, Brooklawn provides comprehensive care, treatment, and education for children and youth with serious emotional disturbances and is one of the largest agencies of its kind in the state of Kentucky. Children and adolescents admitted to Brooklawn have often been victims of severe abuse, neglect or other trauma, and are able to heal under the supervision of professional counselors and caregivers while in residence. Each year, Brooklawn's programs serve over 600 boys and girls ages 6 to 19 from across the Commonwealth of Kentucky without regard to race, creed or national origin. Brooklawn is one of the larger non-profit health and human service organizations in the community. Brooklawn is lead by Executive Director, Mary Kate Poling, has 206 full and part-time staff, and an annual operating budget of $11 million. For more information, please visit www.brooklawn.net.

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