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West Central Tribune, in partnership with Main Street Willmar, with assistance from area social service agencies and schools making referrals. Warm winter coats, hats, gloves, boots and snowpants are priority, but the program also allows for the purchase of any sort of clothing item anything from socks and underwear to shoes, warm pajamas and school clothes. Dec. WILLMAR "Let's do Warm the Children, because we're helping children and we are children." That is the statement made by a member of Scooter's Dozen thgrade confirmation class at the Church of Links of London. Mary in Willmar. Last week, Scooter Lippert Links of London E Charm two of her students Sarah Roehl and Katie Lippert brought in a wad of cash, a bag heavy with coins and an envelope of money the students raised through a challenge at the church. Students in the confirmation class are each given and are challenged to see how they can "grow it," the students explained. One of their classmates took his and bought tomato and plant seeds, sold the plants and raised . And, the class as a whole pooled their money and joined hands to make homemade caramel apples which they sold after church services at St. Mary's on Halloween Sunday. They also put out a fish bowl for donations. "We had a huge rush on the caramel apples," the two girls stated. "And some just gave donations." The project helped the students "grow" their there really aren't a dozen students in the class Links of London D Charm . All total, the class raised about . The monies are then donated to a charity of their choice in this case Warm the Children. The Warm the Children program is administered through the West Central Tribune, in partnership with Main Street Willmar, with assistance from area social service agencies and schools making referrals. Selected families are taken shopping in order to purchase warm winter clothing for the children. Each child is allowed up to in purchases. Warm winter coats, hats, gloves, boots and snowpants are priority, but the program also allows for the purchase of any sort of clothing item anything from socks and underwear to shoes, warm pajamas and school clothes. Goal of the Warm the Children campaign is . Last year, the Warm the Children campaign took in , exceeding a goal of . The donations received helped to clothe children throughout the area. Now in its th year, the Warm the Children campaign links of london sale helped some , children from an estimated , families over the past years. All donations, percent, go to help the children all administrative fees are covered by the West Central Tribune. A total of donations have been received during the campaign. To date, donations total . putting the campaign at percent of its goal. In addition to the anonymous donations, recent contributions have been received from Appleton Roger Judy Hursch.