Beginning Monday, October 27,
Alternative Home Care for Seniors will be collecting sweaters and blankets. The donated items will be given to seniors living at nursing homes in Gwinnett County and Atlanta. “Some seniors don’t have family and never receive visits or gifts,” according to a Director of Social Services in Decatur.
Alternative hopes to make the day a little warmer for them sometime before Thanksgiving. For information on where to drop-off new or “like-new” items-or to request a pick-up, please call (770) 736-7977. The following document is a flier for the “knit picky” drive.
sweaters-for-seniors
December 31st, 2009 at 8:46 am
Hi, I manage a thrift store and last year we donated sweaters to a place in Daytona Beach, Fl. I cannot remember where it was and I have many sweaters to donate this year.. Do you have any info on other places that collect sweaters? I would appreciate any help you can give. Thanks, Karla
January 4th, 2010 at 11:12 am
Hi Karla: I’m not aware of any specific programs in your area, however, I would recommend this. Find out who handles senior services for your county. Then, you can call them and ask them if they need the sweaters. Or, if you want to make things more official, you can promote a Sweater drive in your store for seniors or the homeless, use social media, facebook, etc. to get the word out and then give them to the proper charities. I’m sure they would love to receive the sweaters as well as the awareness such a program of yours (like our “Sweaters for Seniors” would bring them. Good luck!