Bricks Busting Boredom Uses A Ubiquitous Toy To Help Kids In Need
Lego Love
STORY BY M. DENNIS TAYLOR | PHOTOS BY ABNER PEDRAZA
While many younger sisters might not want to follow in their brother’s footsteps, Wellington High School junior Sarah Clein relishes the job of taking over the responsibility of the local nonprofit Bricks Busting Boredom founded by her sibling Daniel Clein. To date, the nonprofit has redistrib-
Sarah and Jonathan Clein with donated Lego bricks.
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uted more than 2,500 pounds of Lego bricks and given away hundreds of new sets to seriously ill children. Sarah, not yet driving, nonetheless manages to provide public relations for the project and goes with her mother, Deborah Clein, all over the county collecting Legos and then delivering them
to children in hospitals and shelters. Since 2017, when Daniel headed off to college, she has organized Lego parties, where younger brother Jonathan Clein, 13 and heir to the organization, helps out and is known to dress as a Lego man to distribute the famous toys to children.