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I'm organizing a donation drive for the unsheltered homeless in my area
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I'm organizing a donation drive for the unsheltered homeless in my area
I'm organizing a donation drive on GoFundMe to raise funds to buy blankets, hats, and gloves for the unsheltered homeless in the greater Portland Metro area.

Link: Blankets For The Homeless

If you'd like to donate or share this on Facebook / Twitter / etc, I would be very grateful.
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RE: I'm organizing a donation drive for the unsheltered homeless in my area
Great idea. Best of luck.
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RE: I'm organizing a donation drive for the unsheltered homeless in my area
You're organizing charity for the less fortunate?

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RE: I'm organizing a donation drive for the unsheltered homeless in my area
I reckon he's a poe Thump, I bet he even likes Christian bands!

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RE: I'm organizing a donation drive for the unsheltered homeless in my area
I pretty sure Tony Iommi is no Christian....
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RE: I'm organizing a donation drive for the unsheltered homeless in my area
Day one total - $150
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RE: I'm organizing a donation drive for the unsheltered homeless in my area
Don't forget water. I find that a lot of people forget people need water to live.
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RE: I'm organizing a donation drive for the unsheltered homeless in my area
Absolutely. We distributed many cases of bottled water during a heat wave this summer and we're aware of the need.

Day two, $200 gathered.

I have a line on blankets, gloves/mittens, hats and such in bulk. Back of the envelope calculations tell me $20 provides for one blanket, a hat, a pair of gloves/mittens and a care package with some essential personal items (toothbrush, toothpaste, etc.)
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RE: I'm organizing a donation drive for the unsheltered homeless in my area
A good item for care package for women is feminine hygiene products. You'd be surprised how creative a lot of homeless women have to get during that time of month. I have 49 cents in my bank account right now, but I'll hit you up when I get paid. It's awesome that you're doing this!
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RE: I'm organizing a donation drive for the unsheltered homeless in my area
I've got that in mind for sure Losty.

I've been incredibly fortunate that I didn't end up homeless at some point between 2008 up until about two years ago.  I was briefly homeless in late 2008 but I had resources.  I didn't have permanent housing until about three years ago, though again, I had the means and an employer willing to keep me on through long periods of mental illness.   I rented a room and tried very hard to throw my life away.  I hit the bottom, bounced off, and eventually got into an apartment three years ago and I now own a house other than the one I lost in the divorce.

I feel like I need to do this because most aren't so fortunate.
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