Foster Youth Gift Drive succeeds

Fostering gifts: from left: Tim Gibbons (DHS), Rebecca Dooley (foster parent), Amanda Evans (MCMC), Susan Erickson (CASA), Maresa Roberts (DHS), and Avenue Properties’ Philip Mascher, Renee England, Mitchell England and Noeli Baltazar

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Foster youths in the community found a brighter Christmas morning thanks to efforts by local realtors and two social service agencies.

“The Foster Youth Gift Drive was a great success!” said Susan Erickson, executive director of Columbia Gorge CASA.