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MEDIA RELEASE

CONTACT:
Marcy Buren
Director
Phone: (810) 232-4200
Fax: (810) 232-4210

04/23/2008

Mason Elementary students help the uninsured

(GENESEE COUNTY, MI) Students at Mason Elementary school in Grand Blanc want to help those less fortunate, and chose Cover the Uninsured Week as their way to offer assistance.
Each year, during the Cover the Uninsured Week expo, personal hygiene kits are provided to the uninsured and underinsured in Genesee County who cannot afford to purchase these items.

The Student Council at Mason Elementary asked all students at the school to contribute personal hygiene items - shampoo, toothpaste, toothbrushes, deodorant, soap, wash cloths, and even socks for adults and children. Literally hundreds of items came pouring in!

The Student Council wanted to do more! They will be assembling these kits at the school this Friday, April 25, from 8 a.m. to 8:50 a.m. Two students from each class - grades three to five - were selected to serve on the assembly line.

Once these kits are assembled, they will be taken to First Presbyterian Church in Flint, the site of the Cover the Uninsured Week Expo. The expo takes place Tuesday, April 29, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

In addition to Mason Elementary school, students from Holy Family school in Grand Blanc also contributed to the personal hygiene project by providing about 100 complete kits. The school plans to make this an annual activity and has set their goal much higher for 2009.

Anyone in the community interested in making monetary donations for personal hygiene kits for Cover the Uninsured Week, are asked to call 810-606-6264.

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