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		<title>Help Local Foster Kids</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are nearly 80,000 children in the California foster care system, approximately 6,222 in San Diego county. Sleep Train is joining forces with specific and targeted non-profit organizations who support foster youth.
Can you help? 
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School Supplies Drive Now Through September 15
To help local foster kids, Sleep Train is collecting school supplies for California foster kids. While you&#8217;re out picking out school supplies for your children, why not pick up an extra pack of pencils or some notebook paper for a foster child? Bring your gifts of new pencils, pens, erasers and paper to Sleep Train for foster kids of all [...]<p>Post from: <a href="http://www.thesandiegotraveler.com">The San Diego Traveler</a></p>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a title="Has school supplies shopping become a chore ?" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/32907326@N00/1078101024/" target="_blank"><img alt="Has school supplies shopping become a chore ?" src="http://static.flickr.com/1433/1078101024_579588e076_m.jpg" align="left" border="0"></a>There are nearly 80,000 children in the <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:state w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">California</st1:place></st1:state> foster care system, approximately 6,222 in San Diego county. <a href="http://www.sleeptrain.com/" target="_blank">Sleep Train</a> is joining forces with specific and targeted non-profit organizations who support foster youth.</p>
<p>Can you help?</span> </p>
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<h3>School Supplies Drive Now Through September 15</h3>
<p>To help local foster kids, Sleep Train is collecting school supplies for California foster kids. While you&#8217;re out picking out school supplies for your children, why not pick up an extra pack of pencils or some notebook paper for a foster child? Bring your gifts of new pencils, pens, erasers and paper to Sleep Train for foster kids of all ages. Backpacks, highlighters and pocket dictionaries can make a difference for older kids.
<p><a href="http://www.sleeptrain.com/Page.aspx?nid=136">Click here to find the Sleep Train location nearest you</a>.
<p><font size="2">All items donated to Sleep Train Foster Kids are distributed to the agencies listed <a href="http://www.sleeptrain.com/page.aspx?nid=139" target="_blank">here</a>. As you&#8217;ll note, they include these two agencies in San Diego county:</font>
<p><b>San Diego Youth &amp; Community Services <br /></b>3255 Wing Street, San Diego CA 92110<br />Contact: Ebony Robinson 619.221.8610 x286 <a href="mailto:erobinson@sdycs.org">erobinson@sdycs.org</a><br /><a href="http://www.sdycs.org"><u>www.sdycs.org</u></a>
<p><strong>San Diego Center for Children<br /></strong>3002 Armstrong Street, San Diego, CA 92111<br />Contact: Tina Batson 858.569.2145 <a href="mailto:tbatson@centerforchildren.org">tbatson@centerforchildren.org</a><br /><a href="http://www.centerforchildren.org">www.centerforchildren.org</a>
<p>As Sleep Train says, </p>
<blockquote><p><em>&#8220;Not everyone can be a foster parent, but anyone can help a foster child.®&#8221;</em></p>
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<p><font size="1"><em>Photo credit: Flickr </em></font><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/32907326@N00/1078101024/"><font size="1"><em>http://www.flickr.com/photos/32907326@N00/1078101024/</em></font></a></p>
<p>Post from: <a href="http://www.thesandiegotraveler.com">The San Diego Traveler</a></p>
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