Friday, September 09, 2005

Charlotte Observer | 09/07/2005 | Youths get hands-on experience in helping

Charlotte Observer | 09/07/2005 | Youths get hands-on experience in helping: "Youths get hands-on experience in helping

Fundraising, grant programs let teens learn about philanthropy

AIMEE JUAREZ

Staff Writer

ROCK HILL - As executive director of the York County Boys & Girls Clubs, Karen Blankenship was taken aback by what area members did last week in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.

On their own, the children and teens of the Rock Hill and Fort Mill chapters started raising money from friends and family after learning that at least 15 New Orleans chapters had been destroyed"

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