The family organizing the 13th annual Winter Warm-Up Saturday is continuing their outreach efforts this week with a shoe box collection drive for victims of the forest fires in Tennessee.
Toiletries items such as toothpaste, toothbrushes, shampoo, conditioner, soap, nail clippers, wash cloths and other essentials can be packed into shoe boxes and dropped off at J.C. Sports, 130 W. Columbus Ave., through Friday, Dec. 16. Store hours are 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Small toys, coloring books, crayons and books for children also are included in the collection. Participants are asked to wrap the children’s items and include an age and gender.
For those who cannot drop off items during store hours, contact Kandy Jacobs at 539-6371.
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