“Every Newsie has a story about why he or she joined the organization, which has been raising money to help the poor at Christmas since the Great Depression.”
“But one thing they all would like to stress is that you don’t have to be either “old” or a former newspaper delivery person to become a part of the Newsies.”
“The Times Old Newsies will have 180 members in various parts of Erie County on Friday collecting money that will be used to buy food for 2,500 boxes for the needy during the upcoming holidays.”
View the whole story here: https://www.goerie.com/news/20191206/old-newsies-collect-for-needy-on-friday