The Blue Water Area always comes through for those in need. An effort is underway to provide shoes and coats for students in need at Marysville Middle School. Mike Deising, a local Real Estate Agent, told us that he had a conversation with a teacher who mentioned that some of the students are not dressed properly for the cold weather. He said, “It’s a bigger problem than people can imagine, especially in the Middle School.” Deising and a Marysville School Board member helped the teacher with buying some coats. Mr. Deising decided to try to recruit some help on social media with a post that has now been shared over 100 times by compassionate citizens.
Middle School students come in all shapes and sizes, so there are a variety of coat and shoe sizes needed. Coats needed range from kids sizes 12/14 to adult medium, used coats in good condition are acceptable and new coats are appreciated as well. Shoes are needed in women’s sizes 5-9 and men’s sizes 7-10. Donations can be dropped off at Deising Real Estate at 1871 Gratiot Avenue in Marysville. Social media has been blamed for a lot of society’s ills, but this coat and shoe drive in Marysville proves that it can also be used for good as this simple call to action to take care of one’s own community has gone “viral”.
Reporting for WGRT, Kelsie Kaczperski.
