'I think I'm paying back for the great life I've had.'
But the goal of a store in Rogers Park remains the same: serving the refugee community. CBS 2's Noel Brennan shows us inside the store giving back by giving away. "Scarves and hats and jewelry and hair products," said Barbara Ryan."Everything these people would need if they came here with nothing which most of them do."
"They've got family at home and the Taliban takes revenge. It's a tight-knit community, and they don't their family to be harmed.""She can take what she needs. We give them everything. Everything. And we get it from soliciting from our neighbors at Next Door and"Someone posts a need, and you're like, 'hey, I can do that. I've got, you know, a bike sitting in my garage that's too small for my kid.' You hook them up.
"So we've got pillows, scarves for the sister. Like basic draperies," Orlanzzini said."We want them to feel welcome. We want them to have like their basic needs met.""I think I'm paying back for the great life I've had," said Ryan.
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