Order of the Eastern Star Donates Stuffed Animals

Order of the Eastern Star District Lecturer Steven Pawlak, left, and Deputy Grand Matron Marion Pawlak, center, present teddy bears donated by the OES to Executive Director Laura Kelemen of the Child Advocacy Center of Niagara.  A service of Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center, the Child Advocacy Center works with law enforcement, social services, prosecution, medical and mental health personnel in a child-friendly facility to assist in the response to allegations of child abuse.  Stuffed animals are given to the children to comfort them during their visits.