Many thanks to the kind people of Manitou
Dear big-hearted community:
After two years off due to COVID-19, we weren’t sure how successful our 12th annual Warm Clothing Drive would be, but once again our wonderful community came through with tons of coats, boots, hats, gloves, sweaters, socks and other warm clothing to give away to anyone who needed them!
As in years past, we had some helpers. A big shout-out to Tim Haas of Garden of the Gods Trading Post for lending us the rack. This is a huge help, especially since they get delivered and then picked back up. Patsy’s Candies supplied the gigantic bag of popcorn, which was delicious, as always.
The Pikes Peak Bulletin ran the information about it for several weeks running up to the event and the Facebook group All About Manitou Springs did a great job of sharing the posts for donations and the giveaway — what great community resources these two entities are!
And last, but certainly not least, thank you, thank you, thank you to all the people who donated gently used and brand-new items for our giveaway. We were able to help many families stay a little bit warmer this winter, thanks to all of you.
Most of the leftover clothing will go to Westside CARES (thank you, Sallie Knox Hall, for facilitating this), but we’re hanging on to the hats, scarves, gloves and socks so we can keep replenishing our Glove Box during the cold months.
The Glove Box is a plastic box outside our office, 727 Manitou Ave., that we keep supplied all winter for anyone who needs any of those items. Recently, we got a whole bunch of extra items for the Glove Box from Pam LeGrande, Annie Schmitt and Doug Edmundson — thank you so much, friends!
As we approach the coldest and darkest days of the year, we are warmed by the big hearts of our community. We are grateful to live and work among you!
Warmly,
The Manitou Springs Real Estate Family
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