The St. Francis House Men’s Clothing Drive on the weekend of June 15–16 was a huge success – thank you for your generosity! As a parish community, we collected a truck load of gently-used everyday men’s clothing such as jeans, shirts, sweatshirts, and hats, as well as new socks for their Foot Clinic, which provides foot care and new socks to homeless clients (see photos below.) We send a special Thank You to those who purchased new socks!
The driver who did the pick up from St. Francis House told us that he’s been doing this for 17 years, and when he started he went to 120+ churches. Now he’s down to 25 or so, with the volume of donations at many trending down. However, he said that St. John’s has shown the reverse trend, with increasing donations of the highest quality clothing, which their clients so appreciate, especially as they try to return to the work force. Our volume increase about 30%-40% from last year’s collection. We achieved this as a community!
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Click here to see photos and a special thank you message from the Service Commission!
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