Teen donates snuggle blankets to kids
GREENWICH — More than 350 members of the Boys & Girls Club of Greenwich will be a little toastier this holiday season, thanks to a thoughtful donation from a local family and with the help of a new club at Greenwich High School.
For at least four years, the Carino family has been distributing Snuggle
Socks, a stocking-shaped blanket, at the Boys & Girls Club’s annual holiday party, said Logan Carino, a junior at Greenwich High School. Created by his parents, the Snuggle Socks come in red, purple, camouflage and rainbow hues, and each one is packaged with a jaunty Santa hat to allow both club members and staffers to look sharp while lounging about this yuletide season.
“We give one to each child,” said Logan. “They like them very much.”
The distribution has gotten so large, that Logan and his family
brought along members of the new Students Give Back Club at Greenwich High to help out. Logan created the charitableminded club over the summer, and it has grown to 100 members strong since then, said Logan, who is the club president.
The family said it has donated Snuggle Socks to other deserving organizations over the years, but the annual Boys & Girls Club distribution is one of the largest.
“I love giving back to our community through the Boys & Girls Club,” Logan said. “It’s awesome to see everyone getting involved.”
The Snuggle Socks were handed out to the Club Kids at the Boys & Girls Club’s Holiday Party held last week. The event also gave kids the opportunity to pick out a variety of gifts to give to their parents, which were wrapped by volunteers.
Don Palmer, vice president of programs at youth development at the Boys & Girls Club, said the members look forward to the donation each year.
“The Carino Family helped make the holiday celebration here at the Boys & Girls Club extra special with their Snuggle Socks donation,” he said. “The family has been a huge supporter of the Boys & Girls Club throughout the years. The club is extremely thankful to Logan Carino for carrying on the tradition this year.”
The Give Back Club, which meets monthly, has already started making its mark in town. Members volunteered to play with kids at an October party and serving as course marshals for the annual Turkey Trot to benefit the Greenwich Alliance for Education, a charitable foundation that supports special programs in the Greenwich Public Schools.
“We hope to plan a lot of events this month,” Logan said.