For the third year in a row, the Miller family is collecting winter clothing—as well as toiletries—for New Visions Homeless Shelter.
- VOLUNTEERS IN THE NEWS
- Rob Scott
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Wednesday, November 28, 2012
That chill creeping into the air means it’s once again time for the Miller family’s annual winter clothing drive for New Visions Homeless Shelter in Camden. The donation drive started two years ago, after Desiree Miller’s oldest child, Bailee, visited New Visions with her confirmation class and noticed an abundance of clothing. She mentioned this to the director, who told her the shelter was in need of warm winter clothes. For the past three years, Bailee, her mother and the rest of the family have organized the drive at their home, collecting thousands of coats, hats, scarves and other items for the shelter. “It’s just who we are. We like to help people who are less fortunate,” said Desiree. “My husband and I try to get that into the …
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For the second year in a row, 14-year-old Bailee Miller and her family collected winter clothing for the New Visions Homeless Shelter.
- VOLUNTEERS IN THE NEWS
- Rob Scott
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Friday, December 23, 2011
When 14-year-old Bailee Miller visited the New Visions Homeless Shelter in Camden with the rest of her confirmation class last year, it turned out to be more than just a simple field trip. During a tour of the shelter, she noticed an abundance of clothing and mentioned this to the director, said Bailee’s mother, Desiree. “He said, ‘This time of year, we’re getting a lot of requests for hooded sweatshirts, and that’s what we don’t have,’” recalled Desiree. Turns out, that’s all Bailee needed to hear. “It’s really sad,” she said, “and I thought I would do anything I could do to help.” The teenager—with the help of her younger sister, Kylee, and the rest of her family—set out to collect warm winter clothes for the shelter, utilizing all the …
