MERVYN'S EVENT HELPS KIDS GET READY FOR SCHOOL.Byline: Enrique Enrique (IPA [en'ɾike]) is the Spanish form of the name Henry. As a given name, it ranked 298 out of 1219 for males of all ages in the 1990 U.S. Census. Rivero Daily News Staff Writer After stocking up on free back-to-school clothes at the Mervyn's California California (kăl'ĭfôr`nyə), most populous state in the United States, located in the Far West; bordered by Oregon (N), Nevada and, across the Colorado River, Arizona (E), Mexico (S), and the Pacific Ocean (W). in Simi Valley Simi Valley (sē`mē, sĭm`ē), city (1990 pop. 100,217), Ventura co., SW Calif. in an oil, fruit, and farm region; laid out 1887, inc. 1969. during Saturday's Child Saturday’s child works hard for his living. [Nurs. Rhyme: Opie, 309] See : Industriousness Spree, 9-year-old Tyler from Moorpark had a simple description for his feeling about the whole thing. ``It was heart-lifting,'' he said, prompting laughter from the adults who helped arrange the Child Spree for 43 youngsters from Simi Valley and Moorpark. And heart-lifting it was - for the disadvantaged This article or section may contain original research or unverified claims. Please help Wikipedia by adding references. See the for details. This article has been tagged since September 2007. youngsters who picked out up to $100 worth of free clothes at the Simi Valley and Thousand Oaks Thousand Oaks, residential city (1990 pop. 104,352), Ventura co., S Calif., in a farm area; inc. 1964. Avocados, citrus, vegetables, strawberries, and nursery products are grown. Mervyn's California stores and for the adults who sponsored the Child Spree. Chris Buckett - president of the Conejo Valley The Conejo Valley is a region spanning both Southeastern Ventura County and Northwest Los Angeles County in Southern California, United States. It was discovered in 1542 by Spanish explorer Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo, and eventually became part of the Rancho El Conejo land grant by Jaycees, which sponsored the event at the Mervyn's at the Janss Marketplace in Thousand Oaks - was also heartened at the sight of so many happy children. ``Actually seeing how happy they are and actually go in and select something - it's a wonderful experience,'' said Buckett, surveying the 30 children who checked out their new jeans and blouses while chowing down free breakfast at balloon-bedecked tables. The annual event, sponsored by Mervyn's in conjunction with local groups and organizations, gives disadvantaged youngsters an opportunity to pick out free school clothes they might not otherwise be able to buy. Each Mervyn's contributes a total of $1,500 in gift certificates and the sponsoring organizations are required to kick in matching funds Noun 1. matching funds - funds that will be supplied in an amount matching the funds available from other sources cash in hand, finances, funds, monetary resource, pecuniary resource - assets in the form of money . Across the nation, more than 20,000 youngsters in 16 states were expected to take part in Child Sprees at nearly 300 Mervyn's stores, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. officials. Besides the back-to-school clothes, the youngsters also took away free school supplies - in some cases filling their backpacks with them - as well as gifts and services such as free movie tickets or free haircuts from local vendors. The Conejo Valley Jaycees worked with Interface Children Family Services, which selected 30 children from the Conejo Valley who are being served by Interface's children's resource program. The Jaycees are only about halfway toward collecting the $1,500 in matching funds, in part because this was the first time the organization had participated in the program and got started a bit late, Buckett said. ``We're starting earlier next year,'' she said. The Simi Valley spree was sponsored by several organizations and groups, including the Villa del Arroyo Mobile Home Park Homeowners Association, which raised more than $600. The money was raised through kitchen profits from the mobile home park's regular Bingo nights and from money collected from recycled bottles and cans, said Dick Schwab, who worked on the event with his wife, Sandy. Like the Conejo Valley Jaycees, the Villa del Arroyo residents are new to the event and sponsored about 12 of the youngsters. The homeowners association wanted to do something different with the money it earns from the Bingo nights, Schwab said. CAPTION(S): 3 Photos Photo: (1--ran in CONEJO only--color) Volunteer Heidi Mo ck, 16, helps Dillon Wall, 7, pick out a pair of shoes at the Thousand Oaks store. (2--ran in CONEJO only) Karina Canul, 6, of Thousand Oaks shops with volunteer Lauren Davies, 16, for a pair of pants In mathematics, a pair of pants is a simple two-dimensional surface resembling a pair of pants. In hyperbolic geometry, pairs of pants are sewn together, leg to leg, or leg to waist, to create Riemann surfaces of arbitrary genus. during Saturday's Child Spree. Evan Yee/Daily News (3--ran in SIMI only--color) Students fill backpacks wioth school supplies at Mervyn's California in Simi Valley on Saturday during child spree. Gene Blevins/Special to the Daily News |
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