{"id":89194,"date":"2025-12-19T11:07:22","date_gmt":"2025-12-19T11:07:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/89194\/"},"modified":"2025-12-19T11:07:22","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T11:07:22","slug":"seniors-knit-winter-clothes-for-dozens-of-kids-at-riley-elementary-school","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/89194\/","title":{"rendered":"Seniors knit winter clothes for dozens of kids at Riley Elementary School"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text | article-text\">TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) &#8211; A special delivery was made Wednesday afternoon at Riley Elementary School.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Dozens of kids in all grades received a gift &#8211; a bag with a hand-crafted hat and scarf for the older grades, and a pair of mittens for the kindergartners. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">All the items were crocheted by seniors, many of them regulars at the Smith-Williams Service Center off Pasco Street. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Mattie Johnson said she worked with a friend to brainstorm the project. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">\u201cIt came from God first,\u201d she said. Her friend took her to lunch, \u201cand said that God had put it on her heart to do something for a school.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | text-center article-text\">More Tallahassee news:<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Johnson immediately thought of Riley Elementary, and the two settled on hand-knitted winter clothes as their idea. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">They went to the Smith-Williams Center, and the seniors there, including Jewel Vickers, got to work right away. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">\u201cWhen they come in and asked us to do that, we stopped doing the other things that we were doing, crocheting, and started doing the scarves for the kids here at the school,\u201d Vickers recalled. <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"figure-img img-fluid mx-auto d-block\" alt=\"\u201cIt was nice, and I enjoyed seeing the little smiles,\u201d Vickers said. \u201cThey were glad about it.\u201d\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/7D5GWBPIIZGWZINDXHFXQBDWK4.png\" width=\"980\" height=\"551\" \/>\u201cIt was nice, and I enjoyed seeing the little smiles,\u201d Vickers said. \u201cThey were glad about it.\u201d(Jacob Murphey\/WCTV)<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">She said each senior could knock out two or three items a day. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Ultimately, she said seeing the kids get their gifts made all the needlework well worth their time. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">\u201cIt was nice, and I enjoyed seeing the little smiles,\u201d Vickers said. \u201cThey were glad about it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">\u201cSo we wanted to do something different than what others might have done,\u201d Johnson added. \u201cAnd so it just leaves a feeling in your heart of what these children will be able to experience.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">To keep up with the latest news as it develops, follow WCTV on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/WCTV.tv\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/wctvnews\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@WCTVEyewitnessNews\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/nextdoor.com\/page\/wctv\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/nextdoor.com\/page\/wctv\/\" target=\"_blank\">Nextdoor<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/nextdoor.com\/page\/wctv\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/nextdoor.com\/page\/wctv\/\" target=\"_blank\"> <\/a>and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WCTV\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">X<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WCTV\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Have a news tip or see an error? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wctv.tv\/2025\/12\/17\/seniors-knit-winter-clothes-dozens-kids-riley-elementary-school\/mailto:news@wctv.tv?subject=Correction%20Needed\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Write to us here<\/a>. 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