BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – A Greenwood High School freshman is continuing to turn a childhood idea into a consistent grassroots effort to support people in need in Bowling Green.

15-year-old Marleigh Riley launched “Winter for the Homeless” in 2019, when she was in third grade. What started as a simple request for spare change from teachers at her mother’s school raised $180, enough for Riley to assemble 10 backpacks filled with food, hygiene products and cold-weather gear for people experiencing homelessness in Bowling Green.

“To a little girl, it was a huge amount,” Riley said. “I made about ten bags with everything somebody could use. It was just really fun, and I loved doing it.”

Six years later, the project has expanded far beyond what she imagined. Riley now fundraises year-round and bu

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