Charitable Union Launches Winter Gear Drive toโข Support Calhoun Countyโค Families
Battle Creek, MI – Charitable Union โis calling on the community to donate gently used winter coats, hats, gloves, and scarves toโ help local families stay warm this winter. Donation bins are now โavailableโค at numerous locations throughout Calhoun County, with the drive running through October 15.
This annual effort aims to provide essential โwinter wear to those in need, culminating in the annual Coats for Kids event scheduled for the week of October 28. Families can beginโค schedulingโข appointments by calling 269-964-7234,โค Monday through Wednesday, fromโข 8 a.m. toโฃ 5 โp.m. in october. following the event, coats will be โฃavailable at Charitable union’s Free โขStore during regular buisness hours starting November 3. One coat per person perโค season is allotted.
Charitable Union’s Free Store provides โclothing and other necessities to individuals and families facingโ hardship.Currently, the institutionโ is especially โคinโ needโ of sizes boys 7, 8, โ12,โข 18 โคandโ 20; girls 8, 10, 14,โ 16 and 18; andโข all โsizes for โคmen and women, from small to 3XL.
Donationโค Locations:
* โค Albion: Homesteadโฃ Savings Bank
* Athens: โThe โCopper Kettle
* Battle Creek: Advia โCredit Union (two locations), Battle Creekโค Tile & Mosaic, Battle Creek Community Foundation, Calhoun County Visitors Bureau, Consumers Professional credit Union, Ermisch Travel, Grandโฃ Trunk Employees Credit Union, Kelloggโค Community Credit Union (threeโข locations), Marshall communityโค Credit Union, Old National Bank, โฃOMNI Community Credit Unionโ (fourโ locations), Plumeria Botanical Boutique (two locations), Sunshineโ Toyota and โขThe Gift โขShop โขat Charitable Union.
* Homer: Homer Public Library
*โ Marshall: โ Marshall Community โขCredit Union and Sturgis Bank & trust
Donations can be dropped offโ Monday through Thursday from 11 a.m. to โ5 p.m. in theโฃ pink binsโ locatedโ in the Charitable Union parking lot.
Financial โฃcontributions โฃto support the project are also welcome and can be made online atโ charitableunion.org/give/giving.html.
Charitable Union’s Free Store is open Monday through Wednesdayโค fromโข 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.โฃ and the second Saturday of the month โfrom 9 a.m. toโค noon. โฃThose seekingโข assistance should bring aโค Bridge, โขWIC, or Medicaid card, โaโ photo ID verifying Calhoun County residency, and โa Social Securityโข card.
For more information, call 269-964-7234 or visit www.charitableunion.org.