'Blanket Atlanta With Love' Drive Collects Coats For Homeless

ATLANTA, GA -- Fulton County District 5 Commissioner Marvin S. Arrington, Jr. is joining forces with the county's Department of Housing & Community Development to sponsor an initiative to collect winter coats, clothes and blankets to help those who are in need during the holiday season.

As part of the “Blanket Atlanta with Love” initiative, bins will be placed around Fulton County to gather blankets, coats, ponchos, and other cold weather clothing for those in need from Nov. 7 through Nov. 18.

The drive will culminate with the distribution of the new and gently used goods from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Nov. 21 at the Fulton County Government Center courtyard, which is at the corner of Mitchell and Peachtree streets in downtown Atlanta.

“While there are entities that offer more sustainable initiatives and programs, we want to do our part in reaching out to Atlanta’s invisible citizens, those in need,” Arrington said. “To whom much is given, much is required.”

Collection bins will be placed at the following locations in Fulton County:

• Fulton County Government Center, 141 Pryor Street SW (10th floor), Atlanta
• Oak Hill Family Center, 2805 Metropolitan Parkway, Atlanta
• Fulton County South Annex, 5600 Stonewall Tell Road, College Park

The collected goods will be distributed to clients of the Atlanta Recovery Center, Jefferson Place and other area charities serving the homeless and others in need.

For information, visit www.fultoncommission5.com. If you are so inclined, be sure to share the event on social media using the hashtag #BlanketAtlantaWithLove.

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