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Toy, coat drive serves as memorial

Family and friends of Aimee Willard, a 22-year-old college lacrosse star who was slain in 1996, are holding a collection drive.

Gail Willard, mother of Aimee Willard and Jason Culler, one of the neighborhood boys who found Aimee’s body in a vacant lot in North Philly. On Saturday, family and friends of Aimee Willard, a 22-year-old college lacrosse star from suburban Philadelphia who was killed in 1996, will hold a collection drive for the North Philadelphia neighborhood where her body was found. From 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., donations of unwrapped toys and coats for children ages five to 15 will be collected outside the Riddle Ale House.
Gail Willard, mother of Aimee Willard and Jason Culler, one of the neighborhood boys who found Aimee’s body in a vacant lot in North Philly. On Saturday, family and friends of Aimee Willard, a 22-year-old college lacrosse star from suburban Philadelphia who was killed in 1996, will hold a collection drive for the North Philadelphia neighborhood where her body was found. From 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., donations of unwrapped toys and coats for children ages five to 15 will be collected outside the Riddle Ale House.Read more
    by Helen Ubinas, Daily News Columnist | Columnist
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ON SATURDAY, family and friends of Aimee Willard, a 22-year-old college lacrosse star who was slain in 1996, are holding a collection drive to benefit a community center in the North Philadelphia neighborhood where her body was found.

From 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., donations of unwrapped toys and coats for children ages 5 to 15 will be collected outside Riddle Ale House at 1073 W. Baltimore Pike in Media. Monetary donations will also be accepted. All donations will go to the Hero Community Center at 3439 N. 17th St.