A local woman is on a mission to ensure those living on the streets receive warm blankets and hot meals. Source: Homeless Blanket Project: Bakersfield woman making care packages for homeless
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Blanket drive kicks off to help the homeless
Cold winter temperatures are bearing down on northeast Oklahoma, and a Coweta business is stepping up to make a difference to help those who are homeless stay warm. Bowman Heat & Air at 13449 S. State Hwy. 51 is conducting a blanket drive now through December 31. Business owners Cameron and Athena Olden are collecting…
Anderson woman crochets blankets for cancer patients
Kay Smelser has been crocheting for a long time – about 50 years.The Anderson woman decided her stockpile of full-size afghans needed to go to good use. “I thought somebody out there could probably use these,” Smelser said. “They were just filling up my closets.” That’s when she called her niece, Renee Creason, who works…
Boy collecting blankets for homeless surpasses 2017 goal
A 10-year-old from Grand Rapids has collected hundreds of blankets to donate to the homeless, already surpassing his goal for next year. In September, 24 Hour News 8 went with Ayden Quimby as he passed out 132 blankets to the homeless. Along with each blanket was a note that read, “The Ayden Project 2016: Because everyone…