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Sheriff’s Department, volunteers brighten Christmas for Fort Campbell children
Christmas became a lot brighter today for 235 children including many at Fort Campbell. The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Department, working as “Santa’s Little Helpers”, in cooperation with Eagle 94.3, Dollar General, Ledbetter’s (signs), and Golden Rule completed delivery of hundreds of holiday toys that had been collected from local churches, business and the general public. The beneficiaries of this effort include the Fuel Program, Montgomery County Head Start and the Wounded Warriors.
Thousands of donated items were sorted by age and gender, and every effort was made to get the toys matched up with the individual wishes of the children registered for this program, according to Julie Wright, administrator of the program. In one case, gift wrappers weren’t sure if the child named was a boy or girl, so volunteers packaged gifts for each gender.
Volunteers unload trash bags full of childrens' gifts
Wright explained that the program was their way of saying “thank you” to the soldiers who protect our country just as the Sheriff’s department protects our community.
Sheriff Norman Lewis said “seeing the look on children’s faces as they open their gifts” made all the work and preparation worthwhile. Volunteers have been wrapping and tagging presents 8 hours a day since Monday.
With over one thousand toys leftover, the remainder will be donated to other programs and charities in the community.
Sheriff’s Department Photos by Bill Larson
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In my 40+ years in media, I have worked as feature writer, investigative reporter, editor, publisher, and film/theater/arts critic. I brought my liberal New England activism to Tennessee several years ago, having finally completed a mid-life undergraduate degree in community organizing and women's studies, and an MA in Interdisciplinary Arts with a concentration in Alzheimer's Disease. I served on Future Search Commissions for two colleges and on homelessness for the City of Northampton (MA), where I applied some of my undergrad work in urban planning and community development. I am a member of FreeThinkers for Peace and Civil Liberties. I am a certified storm spotter just because weather fascinates me. In my spare time (define spare time please?) I am a voracious reader, obsessive movie buff, ballroom dancer, and classical music junkie. I also create sci-fi/fantasy and renaissance costumes. I see life as an ongoing opportunity for learning and adventure (one current interest is mastering preparation of foods from India and Southeast Asia). My dream: a return trip to Machu Picchu. After all, the best things still to come. All posts by Christine Anne Piesyk as presented on Clarksville Online are copyright ©2006, 2007, 2008 to the author.
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December 19th, 2008 at 8:49 am
Sheriff Norman Lewis said “seeing the look on children’s faces as they open their gifts” made all the work and preparation worthwhile.
I wonder if he has thought about the look on the public faces with having 5 people escape his jail since May.
December 19th, 2008 at 1:40 pm
I have no doubt that he is as livid as you or I am. I would bet that a security crackdown is coming at the jail in light of this latest incident. It’s a sign that some people may have become complacent, and that’s a sign that a shakeup may be required. But placing all of the blame directly on Sheriff Lewis’s isn’t constructive nor would it be helpful in rectifying the situation that currently exists at the county jail.
December 19th, 2008 at 2:59 pm
I agree Bill. When an inmate goes through a 4 step process and no one notices its the wrong person being released, the problem is not just a single employee not following orders (as implied by Capt. Tackett in the LC) but the problem seems more systemic. The buck stops at the top; I have confidence that Sheriff Lewis will get to the root of the problem and fix it.