The Acushnet Public Library has teamed up with the Boston Bruins to participate in their annual pajama drive to benefit DCF Kids and Cradles to Crayons. The PJ Drive’s goal is to collect 15,000 pairs of new pajamas for children and teens in need.
The Boston Bruins PJ Drive runs from February 1 through March 15, 2018. The library will be collecting new pairs of pajamas for babies, children and teens. Drop off the pajamas during normal library hours or attend our Pajama Story Time on Thursday, February 22, 2018 @ 6 pm. Wear you PJs to this popular children’s event and bring along a pair for a child in need. For more information please visit acupl.org.
DCF estimates that at any given time the agency is working with 45,000 babies, children and teens. DCF’s participation helps ensure that PJs stay in the area in which they were collected, benefitting local kids and teens.
Participating libraries will compete with other organizations for special Bruins prizes including a street hockey clinic with Bruins Mascot Blades and autographed Bruins items.
The Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners (MBLC) works with the Boston Bruins to coordinate library participation in the drive. Libraries from around the state use the Massachusetts Library System’s delivery service typically used to send books and other library materials, to send their PJs to area collection locations which increase libraries’ ability to participate in the drive.
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