Scarf sale will benefit St. Jude hospital

Can one person really make a difference? Kim Rosato, of Jackson, believes she can. Rosato is a student in the Fashion Merchandising/Design program at Ocean County Vocational Technical School (OCVTS) in Brick Township. She is currently working on a community service project known as "One Person Can Make A Difference."

Rosato has knitted more than 100 scarves since last summer and is selling them to raise money for St. Jude Chil-dren's Hospital in Tennessee. Each scarf comes in a gift bag which Rosato also designed and made.

Rosato chose this service project as part of her involvement with the OCVTS Brick Chapter of Family Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA). She chose to donate to St. Jude as a tribute to a childhood friend who died of cancer at the age of 8.

Rosato will present her community service project at the FCCLA state conference in March. Anyone interested in supporting this fundraising effort may contact Edwina Williams at the OCVTS Brick Center by sending an e-mail to ewilliams@mail.ocvts.org.

The FCCLA is a national career and technical student organization dedicated to making a difference by addressing current societal issues through family and consumer sciences education.

Members are encouraged to develop leadership potential as well as life skills such as goal setting, problem solving and interpersonal communication.