Home- Educators Deliver Toys to Harborview

Washington Natural Learning Association representatives gathered at Seattles Harborview Medical Center Monday, December 23 2002 to deliver donated gifts for the young patients at Harborview this season. In addition, gifts will be going to the childrens clinic in Harborview, which severs many impoverished children.

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Home- Educators Deliver Toys to Harborview

Camano Island, WA ~December 24, 2002: Washington Natural Learning Association representatives gathered at Seattles Harborview Medical Center Monday, December 23 2002 to deliver donated gifts for the young patients at Harborview this season. In addition, gifts will be going to the childrens clinic in Harborview, which severs many impoverished children. WNLA, Washingtons fast-growing statewide homeschool advocacy group, began its "Holiday Heart" toy drive just a short four weeks ago. While the drive is the brainchild of WNLA Executive Director, Bec Thomas, she credits the drives success to the dozens of families who choose to home-educate. "Home-education families care about their communities. We felt this was a great way to help bring healing and cheer to some children in a rough spot this holiday season," Thomas said. Also participating was Stanwood-Camano Community Resource Center, Maple Valley Homeschool support group, Busy Bee Christian Homeschoolers, and Learning by Living both of Marysville.

WNLAs mission is to support both new and veteran home-educating families in the course of their childs education. In addition, WNLA exists to protect current Washington State home education law, to create better networking and understanding of one another, and build bridges with our communities. WNLA can be contacted at http://wnla.tripod.com

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