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Buy a Brick, Help Bremen Youth Services

Bremen Youth Services Department is selling decorative bricks to help cover the costs of a brand new, 7,500-square foot building to accommodate its many visitors. Interested?

It's , and Bremen Youth Services wants families and friends to be a part of it.

With construction on the department's new home almost complete, they're offering anyone who would like to be involved a chance to purchase an engraved brick that will be laid in a garden outside the new building. Funds raised through the brick sales will help finance the department's services and program offerings, which are provided free to all parties.

The bricks come in three sizes and can be personalized to reflect special messages or wishes. The department has offered counseling, summer camps, school-based services and parenting services to Bremen Township and surrounding areas for almost 40 years.

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"It's a way for people to show their appreciation of what we do for them," said intern Kelsey Conlin.

An informational flier is included with this article.

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Choices include:

  • 4-inch by 8-inch brick: 13 characters per line, $75 per brick. 
  • 8-inch by 8-inch brick: 13 characters per line, $150 per brick
  • 12-inch by 12-inch brick: 19 characters per line, $500 per brick

For more information, contact Bremen Youth Services.


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