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CityViewNC.com | 45 • Habitat for Humanity • Swamp Dogs Trunk or Treat & Corporate Angels Program FRAR holds a luncheon each month with its members; the purpose of the luncheon is to welcome new members to the FRAR and to collect bags with good- ies for children. One of the main goodies in the bags are cans of Beanee Weenees. "e schools assist students with food throughout the week, but we don't always know what the students lives are like at home, so we create these goodie bags so the children have something to look forward to on the weekend," said Willie Snow, Vice President of the Pub- lic Relations Committee. "is way we know they have some meals on the days schools are not in session." As mentioned in the list above, the FRAR is a supporter of the Fort Bragg Armed Services YMCA. Just in this non-profit alone, the FRAR supports several programs within the Fort Bragg Armed Services YMCA; including Kids Olympics, Healthy Kids Day, Mother/ Daughter Tea and Fashion Show, Car seat giveaway, Trunk or Treat, the Fish- ing Derby, golf outings and the Baby Bundle program. e Baby Bundle pro- gram is for mothers who give birth to children at the Womack Hospital on Fort Bragg are given bundles of gis for their newborns. e purpose of this program is to help military fami- lies, ranked E4 and below, to get a head start when a newborn comes into life. Approximately 2,000 baby bundles are supplied each year. Mr. Snow's personal favorite event that the FRAR holds is the Sunshine Fund BBQ. is occasion benefits the FRAR members. e Sunshine Fund BBQ was created to provide relief in the unfortunate event that one of the members and their families suffer from a catastrophe. In the past, the Sunshine Fund BBQ assisted with members' homes that were caught on fire and helped members with long-term ill- nesses where medical coverage could only go so far and numerous other heartbreaking cases. is event is typi- cally held in the beginning of fall. "We love our Fayetteville commu- nity," stated Mr. Snow. "Our military, the preserve at Lake Upchurch Introducing Call David Helms 910.257.1634 Broguht to you by Homes starting at $275,000 _Spectacular lake community Gorgeous waterfront lots Located in the Jack Britt school district JACK BRITT HIGH SCHOOL FAYETTEVILLE LAKE UPCHURCH "The schools assist students with food throughout the week, but we don't always know what the students lives are like at home, so we create these goodie bags so the children have something to look forward to on the weekend," said Willie Snow, Vice President of the Public Relations Committee. "This way we know they have some meals on the days schools are not in session."

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