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Rick and Brianna Bourgeois of Greene and their children, RJ and Sophie, follow Rosemary Clow into the Rumford Group Home on Friday in Leeds. The family delivered a Christmas tree, decorations, clothing and toys for five families to the house where 12 members of the unhoused community live. RJ Bourgeois, 12, raised funds throughout the year to provide Christmas for children in need. “If a kid ever needs something, I am here to help,” he said. The Bourgeois family plans to deliver gifts Monday to the Ronald McDonald House and Barbara Bush Children’s Hospital in Portland. A sixth grader at Greene Central School, RJ has raised over $21,000 since he started his mission when he was 5 years old. “My heart is truly in the cause,” he said. Clow is a case manager for the group home. Daryn Slover/Sun JournalRJ Bourgeois, left, and his sister, Sophie, center, of Greene deliver snow sleds Friday to the Rumford Group Home in Leeds. The Bourgeois siblings and their parents, Rick and Brianna, dropped off a Christmas tree, decorations, clothing and toys for five families at the house where 12 members of the unhoused community live. RJ, 12, raised money throughout the year to provide Christmas for children in need. “If a kid ever needs something, I am here to help,” he said. The Bourgeois family plans to deliver gifts Monday to the Ronald McDonald House and Barbara Bush Children’s Hospital in Portland. A sixth grader at Greene Central School, RJ has raised over $21,000 since he started his mission when he was 5 years old. “My heart is truly in the cause,” he said. Rosemary Clow, right, is a case manager for the group home. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal
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