[ShareTompkins] Fwd: Rotary starts SHARE THE WARMTH

[Shira Golding]

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> From: Kelly Buck <kdbuck at unityhouse.com>
> Date: November 8, 2012 11:48:27 AM EST
> To: <tc-hsc-l at cornell.edu>
> Subject: Rotary starts SHARE THE WARMTH
> Reply-To: Kelly Buck <kdbuck at unityhouse.com>
>
> ITHACA ROTARY CLUB LAUNCHES ANNUAL SHARE THE WARMTH
> Collection of warm winter clothing underway; ends December 10
>
> The 20th annual Share the Warmth campaign kicks off on November 10,  
> with over a dozen collection sites around Ithaca and Tompkins  
> County. Donations of new or gently used winter clothing will be  
> gratefully collected, sorted, and distributed across the area by  
> volunteers from a number of partner organizations: Ithaca Rotary  
> Club, Trumansburg Rotary Club, Cornell University, Ithaca College,  
> TC-3, Ecology House Recycling, Finger Lakes Re-Use, and the  
> Samaritan Center of Catholic Charities.
>
> The familiar “red box” collection bins can be found at 17 locations  
> around Tompkins County, including: Wegmans; P & C Markets at  
> Triphammer and East Hill Plaza; Tops Markets at Triphammer and South  
> Meadow; Greenstar Co-op; Kendal at Ithaca; Island Health & Fitness;  
> the Campus Center lobby at Ithaca College; the State Theatre box  
> office; Tompkins Trust Company in Trumansburg; Trumansburg Shur- 
> Save; The Rink/Field; the Ithaca Youth Bureau Ithaca Agway; TC-3;  
> and various sites around the Cornell campus.
>
> Each location will be accessible for a four-week collection period,  
> scheduled to conclude on December 10. Clothes will be picked up and  
> sorted by volunteers for distribution through the Samaritan Center  
> of Catholic Charities. The donated clothing is distributed by  
> Catholic Charities of Tompkins/Tioga free of charge to individuals  
> who need such items for the winter months.
>
> All winter clothing in good repair is accepted, and there is special  
> need for jackets and coats, sweaters and fleece. Men’s gloves are  
> also in high demand. Each article of clothing donated should be new  
> or gently used for future recipients.
>
> Share the Warmth was initiated by the Ithaca Rotary Club in 1992.  
> Last year, the program distributed 4,562 items to 1,655 individuals  
> throughout Tompkins County. Nearly 30% of Ithaca children are  
> eligible to receive free or reduced school lunch. Almost 20% of  
> Tompkins County residents live below the poverty level, compared to  
> 14% state-wide.
>
> For more information about Share the Warmth, please call co-chairs  
> Doug Levine at 607-592-0153 or Erin Marteal at 607-227-2982.  
> Additional information about the Rotary Club of Ithaca may be found  
> atwww.ithacarotary.org.
>
> The Rotary Club of Ithaca gathers every Wednesday for luncheon  
> meetings held at the downtown Holiday Inn at noon. The public is  
> welcome to attend to learn more about Rotary; cost is $13. Ithaca  
> Rotary’s motto is “Service Above Self.” Membership is open to all  
> community members who share in this belief; new members are accepted  
> year-round.
>
>
>
>
> Kelly D. Buck (Ithaca Rotary PR chair)
> Director of Marketing & Development
> Unity House of Cayuga County, Inc.
> 34 Wright Avenue, Suite C
> Auburn, NY 13021
> 315.253.6227 x 313
> www.unityhouse.com
>
>

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