CHARLESTON, W.Va. — When First Lady Cathy Justice and the Communities In Schools program needed help in distributing 8,000 gifts for schoolkids in 36 counties they reached out to the West Virginia National Guard to handle the logistics.
State Adjutant General Bill Crane said they were happing to help.
“People are in a lot of need so this was just an opportunity to support a tremendous program that the First Lady started,” Crane said.
The gifts were distributed to to Communities in Schools (CIS) case managed students.
“This is the second year that we have done this initiative, and it has been personally rewarding for everyone that has volunteered,” First Lady Justice said in a recent news release. “The Governor and I sincerely thank everyone involved, especially WVNG Adjutant General William Crane and Senior Master Sgt. Brandon Layman.”
Crane, during an appearance earlier this week on MetroNews “Talkline”, said the number of toys doubled from 4,000 last year to 8,000 this year, making the distribution a little more of a logistical challenge. Crane said the Guard has a lot of experts in logistics.
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“We do have some incredible folks who are able to plan out those movements and get those toys where they need to be to help those kids out,” Crane said.
According to the First Lady’s office, Cynthia Sorsaia and Tracy Komorowski, CIS Program Coordinators at the West Virginia Department of Education, worked together with WVNG Senior Master Sgt. Layman to lead the project.
“This was a monumental task because the number of gifts we received doubled this year compared to last year,” Sorsaia said. “Senior Master Sgt. Brandon Layman directed the entire operation. Everything went so smoothly. We are appreciative of this opportunity to help children through the generosity of the Dream Tree for Kids initiative and the great effort by the West Virginia National Guard for making all this possible.”
Crane said the men and women of the Guard were happy to help.
“They’re sacrificing their time with their families to help make things happen. They are just an amazing group of people who have committed themselves to a higher calling. I couldn’t be proud of them,” Crane said.
The CIS program is First Lady Justice’s main initiative. Her office describes it as a not-for-profit education initiative that is active in 36 counties across the state. The program works to forge community partnerships and bring resources into schools to help remove barriers to student learning with a goal of keeping all students in school and ultimately graduating.
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