A Fresno-based church group that supplies wholesale childrens apparel and other goods to migrant children is starting over this week after thieves stole about $75,000 worth of merchandise from a storage area over the weekend.
"They took about 90% of what we had," said Terry Barone, a spokesman for California Southern Baptist Convention.
Barone said a worker on Monday noticed truck tracks near the organization's storage area on the 600 block of East Shaw Avenue, then saw that a lock to the building had been cut.
Gone were shoes, backpacks and cheap male clothes online that had been stacked nearly to the ceiling.
Barone said the organization, which also helps migrant families with food staples and medical and dental services, outfits about 2,000 elementary-age children each summer. The merchandise is bought in bulk, enabling the group to buy at prices lower than retail. It is then distributed at migrant centers.
California Southern Baptists have had ministries for migrants for more than 40 years.
In 2012, more than 800 volunteers ministered to almost 7,500 migrant families.
The 2013 ministry is set to begin the second week in July and run through August.
"They took about 90% of what we had," said Terry Barone, a spokesman for California Southern Baptist Convention.
Barone said a worker on Monday noticed truck tracks near the organization's storage area on the 600 block of East Shaw Avenue, then saw that a lock to the building had been cut.
Gone were shoes, backpacks and cheap male clothes online that had been stacked nearly to the ceiling.
Barone said the organization, which also helps migrant families with food staples and medical and dental services, outfits about 2,000 elementary-age children each summer. The merchandise is bought in bulk, enabling the group to buy at prices lower than retail. It is then distributed at migrant centers.
California Southern Baptists have had ministries for migrants for more than 40 years.
In 2012, more than 800 volunteers ministered to almost 7,500 migrant families.
The 2013 ministry is set to begin the second week in July and run through August.
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