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Students eye Halloween as charitable opportunity

By Megan Gildow | Wednesday, October 8, 2008, 09:06 AM

If a Kenton Ridge High School students knocks on your door this Halloween, put away the tootsie rolls and candy corn.

Members of the school’s Leo Club will be looking for used eyeglasses to be refurbished and distributed to Springfield residents, according to the school’s newsletter.

As part of their charitable work this fall, the Leo Club will go door-to-door from 6 to 8 p.m. on Beggar’s Night in Moorefield Twp.

Or you can drop your old glasses off at Security National Bank on Moorefield Road, Kroger’s on Derr Road, Howard’s IGA in Northridge or Kenton Ridge High School.

The Leo Club’s other projects this year include collecting gifts for children in developing countries through Operation Christmas Child and the Adopt-a- Family Christmas project with the Salvation Army.

Items for Operation Christmas Child must be shipped by Nov. 1 to make it overseas for the holidays. Anyone who wants to participate can contact Mrs. Bennett at the high school. The number there is (937) 390-1274.

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