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Springfield Native Helps Disadvantaged Children

Jeff Baxter manages the nonprofit Cradles to Crayons, which provides new and gently used essentials to children in low-income and/or homeless situations.

Jeff Baxter has been named manager, outreach and strategic partnerships, at Cradles to Crayons, a West Conshohocken-based nonprofit that provides new and gently used everyday essentials to disadvantaged children, up to age 12, living in low-income and/or homeless situations in the five-county southeastern Pennsylvania area.

Baxter grew up in and now lives in Brookhaven with his wife, Robin, and daughter, Campbell. He previously served for three years as statewide event director for Special Olympics Pennsylvania.

"In his new position, Baxter will coordinate Cradles to Crayons’ internal and external product collection activities, working with large community organizations and businesses to facilitate donations of necessities, such as clothing, footwear, books, infant safety equipment, school supplies and other items that children require to thrive in their formative years," a release states.

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Baxter is a graduate of Saint Joseph’s University (BS, Marketing, 2000) and Neumann University (MS, Sports Management, 2004.)

The products contributed to Cradles and Crayons are gathered through grassroots community drives and corporate donations, and distributed to needy children through a region-wide network of social service agencies and school partners. Last year, more than 30,000 at-risk children were beneficiaries of the Cradles to Crayons effort.

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Cradles to Crayons (www.cradlestocrayons.org) is the only local organization that maintains a year-round comprehensive and continuing program for collecting and delivering necessary supplies to children, free of charge, in low-income and/or homeless situations.


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