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| Emily Clarke, 12, spends pocket money on refuge presents | Emily Clarke, 12, spends pocket money on refuge presents |
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| A 12-year-old girl who spent the past year buying gifts for children who would otherwise go without has given 200 presents to a women's refuge. | A 12-year-old girl who spent the past year buying gifts for children who would otherwise go without has given 200 presents to a women's refuge. |
| Emily Clarke, from Bloxwich in the West Midlands, used her pocket money to buy two items a week and also appealed on Facebook for people to donate their unwanted gifts. | Emily Clarke, from Bloxwich in the West Midlands, used her pocket money to buy two items a week and also appealed on Facebook for people to donate their unwanted gifts. |
| She came up with the idea while opening her Christmas presents last year. | She came up with the idea while opening her Christmas presents last year. |
| "I just thought it's not fair that kids don't get stuff," Emily told the BBC. | "I just thought it's not fair that kids don't get stuff," Emily told the BBC. |
| Updates on this story and more from the Black Country | Updates on this story and more from the Black Country |
| "It was when I was opening my presents last year that I came up with the idea. I've got Frozen jigsaws, and Peppa Pig picnics, toy cars and everything - and some makeup. | "It was when I was opening my presents last year that I came up with the idea. I've got Frozen jigsaws, and Peppa Pig picnics, toy cars and everything - and some makeup. |
| "It makes me feel proud that other kids are going to be happy." | "It makes me feel proud that other kids are going to be happy." |
| Emily's kindness has attracted praise on social media, with friends and strangers extolling her generosity. | Emily's kindness has attracted praise on social media, with friends and strangers extolling her generosity. |
| Donna Neale wrote: "What a lovely kind thing to do." She added that Emily was "an inspiration to others". | Donna Neale wrote: "What a lovely kind thing to do." She added that Emily was "an inspiration to others". |
| Pam Brini Jervis posted: "Well done Emily you are an absolute star to do that, you deserve the biggest present yourself for having such a kind heart." She praised her parents for "raising such a loving and caring little girl". | |
| "Awww, a few kids and adults I know could learn a valuable lesson from you love. You are totally an inspiration to everyone," wrote Pamela Leeks. | "Awww, a few kids and adults I know could learn a valuable lesson from you love. You are totally an inspiration to everyone," wrote Pamela Leeks. |
| The presents have been taken to an unnamed refuge in Walsall. | The presents have been taken to an unnamed refuge in Walsall. |