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WINONA LAKE — The community is invited to attend the Tiny Treasures Fundraiser, an open house event benefiting Heartline Pregnancy Center, on Saturday, March 21 from 1 to 3:30 p.m. at The HUB, 1200 Kings Highway, Winona Lake.
The family-friendly event will feature a variety of activities designed to bring the community together while supporting local families, according to a provided news release. Guests can enjoy a charcuterie snack board, participate in trivia and bingo games with prizes, and explore arts and crafts activities for young children.
A special highlight of the afternoon will be a flower bar from Forage Ahead, where attendees can select three stems and “pay what you like,” with all proceeds going directly to Heartline Pregnancy Center. The event will also collect physical donations and monetary gifts to support the organization’s services for women and families in the community.
Attendees are encouraged to bring monetary donations or baby items for Heartline. Needed items include baby wipes, diapers of any size, diaper rash cream, baby shampoo, nursing pads, haakaas, maternity clothes (new or gently used), newborn to 5T clothing (new or gently used), size 8-10c shoes/boots (new or gently used), baby plastic hangers, bottles/sippy cups and Bibles.
The fundraiser is organized by four local homeschool high school juniors — Olivia and Cora Barrette, Addison Armstron and Nora Yeiter — as part of their Kosciusko Youth Leadership Academy (KYLA) Project Proud community service initiative.
KYLA is dedicated to educating and training area youth in the principles of leadership, the release states. The program emphasizes community service alongside classroom and hands-on learning. As part of the program, each student contributes at least 10 hours toward a community service project. Students also present their project in a formal white paper presentation to peers, board members and invited community leaders at the end of the academic year.
Through the Tiny Treasures Fundraiser, the students aim to raise awareness and support for the important work of Heartline Pregnancy Center, which serves women, children and families in the community.
Community members of all ages are encouraged to attend, enjoy the activities and support a local cause.
