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Continuing its fund-raising presence in Rabun County, Richard and Sarah Powers, founders of Richard’s Kids (RK), moved from Clayton to South Georgia to be near their children a few years ago.
The founding Powers continue to remain in touch with the RK board of directors as Richard’s Kids functions today as it has for more than 20 years, by helping less fortunate children of Rabun County.
RK does this by buying clothing to keep children warm and to improve their self-esteem among their classmates. In fact, the board has just assisted approximately 110 children with clothing needs at the beginning of the current school year. In this effort, we spent over $100 per child, on average.
Richard’s Kids’ biggest effort comes at Christmas. Parents of children identified as having significant needs will soon be invited to participate in shopping for their children at our local Walmart. Children are selected confidentially by local school authorities who see children’s needs daily.
RK volunteers then will meet parents at an appointed time to shop for their children’s needs, within RK guidelines. The board expects to assist more than 200 Rabun County children during this Christmas season, averaging about $125 per child.
It is estimated that RK will spend over $25,000 this Christmas.
Richard’s Kids is a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation registered in the state of Georgia. Any donations are tax deductible. The board is totally volunteer-staffed so all donations go directly to benefit children in Rabun County, with almost no overhead. The board says RK is a very efficient charity.
The board’s goal as a Christian organization is to “glorify Christ based on Jesus’s words in Matthew 25:31-40. As we serve the least of these, we serve Christ.”
Please visit the RK website, richardskids.org, to learn more about the board’s history. If a person or an organization wishes to support the board’s efforts financially, it will be greatly appreciated.
“As always, we cannot operate without community support,” the board said in a prepared statement. Address checks to: Richard’s Kids, PO Box 68, Clayton, GA 30525. Pat Henry is the treasurer of Richard’s Kids.