Community House Preschoolers Donate Pajamas to the Needy

Children at Early Childhood Center had a great time while learning about the spirit of giving this holiday season. 

Each child was asked to bring in a pair of new pajamas for a child in need. In turn, the children were allowed to wear their pajamas to school for the day and had a Pajama Party.

Scholastic also donated a book for each pair of pajamas that the Early Childhood Center donated. Fifty-five pairs of pajamas and books were donated through their event.

The event was sponsored by the national nonprofit “Pajama Program.” Since its inception, the nonprofit “Pajama Program” has provided 880,000 new pajamas and new books to children across the country, operating 79 chapters in 42 states throughout the U.S.

The program serves children in need living in group homes and shelters. Most have never enjoyed the simple comfort of having a parent tuck them in at bedtime with warm, clean pajamas and a story.

Pajama Program’s mission becomes more urgent during the period it identifies as “Danger Season” when the thermostat dips and the harsh winter months settle in. Starting Oct. 1, Pajama Program works hard to heighten the public’s awareness of the need to keep these at risk children in warm, clean nighttime clothing and with a bedtime book to allay their fears.

According to Robin Psenka, Co-Director of the Early Childhood Center, the event was a great learning tool for the children.

“The holiday season is about giving and sharing, the preschool children of the ECC did just that during the month of December," Psenka said. "The children and their families picked out pajamas for young children and then brought them into the center and piled them into a container.

"As the children watched the pile grow each day, the teachers talked to the children about the less fortunate and the difference they were making in the community! Once all of the pajamas were collected the children graphed the pajamas to see how many were for girls and how many were for boys. The best part of the whole experience for me was watching the children come in with their pajamas, proudly put them in the box, and watch their little faces light up as they realized they were helping others."

This report was provided by The Community House.