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Purpose
Our purpose is to provide
items needed by temporary residents in the Battered Women's Shelter
(previously known as Alice Paul House) and males in the halfway house,
Talbert House, located on Spring Grove Ave. We collect new and/or used
clothing and supplies to help these shelters conserve their limited
financial resources.
Donating used (but
useful) items is also a form of recycling. Although both shelters
have specific "wish lists," many of the items donated are not needed or
the shelters lack storage space. These useful items are delivered to the
Free Store.
Background
We have been picking up
and delivering carloads of collected items for over ten years. Roland
Johnson provided this service until he moved away.? Currently Laurel
Hinkle provides this service.
Current Activities
This is an ongoing
project at First Unitarian Church. In the entryway there is a sign above
the far right cabinet. Donated items are placed in that cabinet.
Contact
Laurel Hinkle
522-2755 lalhink@aol.com
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