Mom has no transportation for herself, 2-year-old daughter
The 25-year-old mother in Brighten A Christmas case No. 6 walks her 2-year-old daughter to daycare, then heads to work on foot.
Mom has no transportation for herself, 2-year-old daughter The 25-year-old mother in Brighten A Christmas case No. 6 walks her 2-year-old daughter to daycare, then heads to work on foot. Check out this story on mansfieldnewsjournal.com: https://www.mansfieldnewsjournal.com/story/news/2019/12/03/mom-has-no-transportation-herself-2-year-old-daughter/2594563001/
Mark Caudill, Mansfield News Journal Published 2:35 p.m. ET Dec. 3, 2019
Brighten A Christmas (Photo: Submitted)
MANSFIELD - The 25-year-old mother in Brighten A Christmas case No. 6 has no transportation.
She had a car, but it has broken down. The woman walks her 2-year-old daughter to daycare, then heads to work in the cold weather.
The daughter has medical issues and could lose sight in one eye.
The woman's social worker said the 25-year-old is a devoted mother.
"From my assessment of my client, she is caring and dedicated," the social worker wrote. "She always wants the best for her daughter; therefore, she sacrifices anything that she might need to provide for her daughter.
"My client always takes pride in making sure she is well. She has a lot of medical issues herself that she has set on the back burner for her daughter."
Brighten A Christmas is in its 73rd year. It launched on Dec. 7, 1947, as a series of appeals encouraging groups, families and others to adopt those in need or contribute to purchase food baskets, Christmas trees, clothing and other items.
In recent years, the format has changed. Donors are asked to contribute cash, checks or gift cards at any of the nine locations of Mechanics Bank. People wanting to donate to a particular case should note that on an envelope.
Barb Blanton, the manager for the Mechanics Bank branch on Ashland Road in Madison Township, will use the donations to purchase gifts for the families.
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