It was the wakeup call organizer Sharon Deitrick never imagined: a car full of donations for the HALO Foundation’s “Project Donate” event stolen from a volunteer’s driveway.
“A lot of stuff in that car was to either be donated or help raise money so they can do more to help everybody else,” volunteer Emilia Gifford explained.
Among the items that were in the volunteer’s car were Ohio State memorabilia set to be auctioned off and a pressure washer to help clean wheelchairs at Oak Clinic. Akron police confirmed to News 5 they were able to locate the stolen SUV Sunday morning in downtown Akron, about 10 minutes away from where it was originally located near Massillon Road. However, what was inside remains nowhere to be found.
However, as police looked for the car this weekend, the work continued at this nonprofit. Channeling the heroism of its mission and turning it into resilience by organizing and distributing donations.“There was so much going on here,” Gifford added. “We had so many donations and so many different boxes packed that nobody let [the stolen car] get in our way.”
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