Hope for Healing.Org - the only 501c3 nonprofit serving all of Strawberry Plains, TN needs churches willing to host a used clothing drive. Can you organize a drive in your church?
Helping is simple. Designate a Sunday in your church to "make hope happen". Ask members to bring in a bag of used clothing they no longer need. (Let us know what date you choose so we can be there with a truck!) As your members arrive they simply put the bags in the truck and we take care of the rest! Helpling load the truck is also a great project for youth group members!
Hope for Healing.Org works with victims of domestic violence, distributes Angel Food and works with juvenile offenders. We also meet other needs on a case-by-case basis and maintain a small thrift shop. Last fiscal year, our free community clothing closet was accessed over 1000 times!
Clothing not put to use in Strawberry Plains is sold to a recycler at a per pound rate. Then it is either recycled or sent to third world countries to make affordable clothing available there. (The last load went to Haiti!) Funds generated go into the general operating fund of Hope for Healing.Org which helps support all of our programs.
Can your group help? We hope so. If you can host a drive please let us know by emailling gayle@hopeforhealing.org or calling our office at 865.933.8769. We'll be glad to hear from you.
Thanks for helping us make hope happen for others!
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