Most of you know I am an extremely religious person, who attends church weekly and reads and prays daily. I don't openly discuss my religious beliefs unless asked, so you know this is something I feel strongly about since I'm posting it on the blog.
My church is focusing on a theory called Advent Conspiracy. The idea is we spend $40 billion on the holidays (which I personally contribute to) between decorations, gifts, food, etc., yet many people in the world are still lacking basic essentials. For our local community, we have decided to have a coat drive. We plan to give up one or more gifts this year and purchase a new coat for someone who can't afford it. Last year, we suffered through several days of temperatures in the negative and many people in our community lacked coats to stay warm. Instead of giving people used coats, our church would like to give them new coats. We are hoping to supply them with a necessity plus some pride in receiving a new item rather than a hand-me-down.
If you would like to participate, please bring me your coat purchases by 12/7 or contact me and I am willing to pick them up as well. If you don't wish to participate, I will think nothing of it. I usually don't push my beliefs, but felt strongly about this cause. Happy Holidays!
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It is a good cause and I wish I had a good coat to contribute to it. Alas, I find myself in need of buying my own coat this year, a task I dread because I am picky when it comes to coats. Good luck with your drive, though!
Another idea to explore, not necessarily for this drive but for a future church "garage" sale or something, is to join Freecycle and pick up stuff other people are getting rid of. You can get some new or good quality items in this way and have a rummage sale later. The stuff is given away for free so you'd only need someone willing to go pick it up. If you're interested, check it out at www.freecycle.org. I have given away an old air conditioning unit that was in my attic, lots of clothes and home knick-knacks, and computer equipment, among other things, and I have picked up bricks for my back yard, beads for my teen programs, a bag of yarn, and other assorted items. You never know what someone will want to give away!
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