SOUTH SALT LAKE, Utah (ABC 4 News) - With so much being done in Washington to remember the two Powell children killed in a house explosion, family friend Kiirsi Hellewell tells ABC 4 people want to know what they can do in Utah. She has a suggestion.
"I've had a lot of people asking if there is a memorial location here in Utah," said Kiirsi Hellewell, friend of Susan Cox Powell.
After Josh Powell moved his two boys to Washington State. New people are living in their old West Valley home. So Hellewell is telling well wishers to do something else.
"Please donate items to the Christmas Box House," said Hellewell.
The Christmas Box House helps children abused or neglected by their parents, and is in constant need of donations. If you're looking to donate, staff tell ABC 4 kids who come to the Christmas Box House need duffle bags, so they have something to carry their toys clothes, and stuffed animals, all their belongings by the time that they leave there.
Staff said they need bags by the hundreds.
"We often have kids who come here with nothing or they walk away and all they have is a garbage bag," said Carolyn Hansen, Director of Youth Services.
Hellewell says people who donate to the Christmas Box House can make a great impact.
"Charlie and Braden are not here any more, but they can still help other children," said Hellewell.
And in a way it can honor their memory. If you want to donate duffle bags to the Christmas Box House, staff recommend you drop them off in person. It's located at 3660 S. West Temple in South Salt Lake. It’s open 24 hours a day.
