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Kodesh Loving twice
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Christina Kodesh understands that babies “never choose the time or situation to be born into.” So she has made it her mission to collect donated baby clothes and give them to hospitals for newborns who need them.
Volunteering as Raleigh-Durham coordinator for Loved Twice, a California-based charity, Kodesh has single-handedly delivered over 450 boxes of clothes weighing more than 5,000 pounds to babies in need at local hospitals since she launched the local chapter in September 2011. The undertaking, which initially took over her garage, dining room, and guest room, and now occupies the attic in her home, has become part of her daily life, and given her an opportunity to pass on to her own children the legacy of giving back that she received from her parents. While at times it has seemed to swamp her, she says, the work always has inspired her. “At some points, I’ve been overwhelmed by it,” says Kodesh, 38. “Then I stop and pack a box, and the minute I pack a box, I know why I’m doing it. It’s for the babies.”
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photographs by nick pironio
