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Local men set up clothing drive for Afghan kids
By COURTNEY GRAFFT
Eagle Staff Writer
When Lt. Col. Arnold "Skip"
Jones wrote to an old Army pal in
Bryan from his base in
Afghanistan describing the falling
temperatures and how children
walked around barefoot, he could-n't have fathomed the response his
words would generate.
A clothing drive was put together
after Bill Gray, a local physician's
assistant, and Bruce Forsyth, the
owner of Advance Therapy, read
,Jones' account of life in
Afghanistan. Already, 200 articles
of clothing for Afghan children
have been donated.
Organizers are asking for any-
thing from socks, hats and mittens
to sweaters and jackets, Forsyth
said.
"We just went into our kids' clos-
ets and pulled anything they're not
using," he said.
Forsyth says he is not surprised
at the number of donations already
received.
"It's typical of Bryan - College Sta- I
tion. They're real giving, kind peo-
ple. I wouldn't expect any less," he k
said.
The drive will continue through
the first week of January, and the
clothes will arrive in Afghanistan
when winter is the most severe.
Donations may be dropped off at
Advance Therapy, 3700 Cross Park
Drive in Bryan.
"I feel that a gesture like this
from Americans is necessary to
sustain life, and it sends a real
important message about the
hearts of the American people,"
Forsyth said.