Community Corner
Tri-C Clothing Drive for Homeless Veterans
Cuyahoga Community College (Tri-C®) AmeriCorps Completion Coaches will hold a
cold-weather clothing drive as part of ServeOhio’s “Make a Difference Day” on Saturday, Oct. 26, from 9
a.m. to 4 p.m. with drop-off sites at all Tri-C campuses. The Westshore Campus is located at 31001 Clemens Rd., Westlake.
The drive will benefit the Louis Stokes
Cleveland VA Medical Center, which
will distribute the donated items through its new Community Resource and
Referral Center at East 70th Street and Euclid Avenue. Tri-C
students and members of the Tri-C Veterans Initiative will join AmeriCorps staff to collect new, unopened
clothing, blankets and toiletries – a complete list appears below.
“On an average day, there are
approximately 300 homeless veterans in Cuyahoga County,” according to Laurie
Haworth, Tri-C AmeriCorps completion coach. “And with the help of Cuyahoga
Community College, which has worked with veterans for many years, we feel it is
part of our responsibility as a community to make a difference in the lives of
the men and women that served to make a difference in our lives.”
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The AmeriCorps College Completion
Coaches Initiative is funded by a grant from ServeOhio. Participating coaches
help first-time community college students succeed in school and complete their
education.
Items needed (for men and women):
Hats
Gloves
Coats
Shoes & Boots – men’s sizes: 9.5-12, women’s sizes: 7.5-9
Sweat pants and shirts – sizes: medium-XL
Socks
Underwear
T-shirts
Blankets
Toiletries: soap, shampoo, toothpaste and toothbrushes