Project Keep Warm: Winter 2017/2018 Results

THANK YOU to everyone who took part in donating
and / or volunteering to Project Keep Warm this year 

“Below is how we measure SUCCESS” 

• We collected close to 8,000 items 
• Held 3 separate Community Outreach Days (Allentown, Bethlehem & Easton)
• Two walk-in sites are still open and offering winter coats (Bethlehem & Easton)
• Over 200 volunteers participated
• Hundreds of coats hit the streets again this year
• Several schools received coats and other items for their students
• Homeless and Homeless Veterans received winter items
• Nonprofits received much needed winter items for their clients
• Homeless shelters received winter items, blankets, sheets, socks, etc.
• More than 25 local businesses assisted in collecting items as drop offs
• Schools took up collections and donated hundreds of blankets
• Scouting organizations collected donations
• Small to very large corporations collected donations
• Neighborhoods collected donations
• Mission Puerto Rico was launched to assist families from Puerto Rico
• A young girl collected winter items vs asking for birthday gifts
• A local business owner donated his building to Project Keep Warm so we could sort donations
• A local business owner donated a Storage POD to store our donations
• A local business and their employees picked up our donations again this year
• High School Students received community service hours
• Kidney Dialysis patients now have blankets to keep them warm

We are blessed to have such a wonderful community helping others in need!