The Hillsdale Brewing Company recently partnered with Child Abuse Prevention and Awareness to collect pajamas for kids with the “Cozy Kids campaign.”
Christie Campbell, executive director of CAPA, explained that the event occurs every year.
“We collect gently used or new pajamas for kids every year. They are then given out to the community at Project Connect, which is a community event,” Campbell said.
Campbell said Hillsdale Brewing reached out to CAPA through the Hillsdale County Community Foundation to see if they could do anything to help this year.
Nici Plumb, a waitress at Hillsdale Brewing, said the restaurant serves as a drop-off location for the campaign.
“We are very thankful for the help Hillsdale Brewing has given us to help get more pajamas for the kids in the community,” Campbell said.
Campbell said this year’s event would look different since Project Connect has been canceled due to the pandemic. They are working on another option to get pajamas out to children in the community, she said.
Campbell said support from the community has been encouraging.
“I have not counted how many pajamas we have received this year so far, but our community is amazing, and we couldn’t do this program without them,” Campbell said.
Campbell said CAPA is a non-profit dedicated to fighting child abuse and neglect in the Hillsdale community. CAPA has multiple programs geared toward helping children.
“We have many programs such as safe sleep, Stewards of Children, Triple P (Positive Parenting Program), Baby Think It Over, Real Caregiver’s Rock, and our Cozy Kids campaign,” she said.
Campbell said those interested in donating could drop off donations for the Cozy Kids Campaign into a tote inside the door of CAPA’s office, located at 20 Care Drive, Suite C in Hillsdale.
