Please join with Church of the Advocate to ensure a gift-filled, wondrous holiday for 175+ of Asheville’s homeless.
What to Buy: socks for both men and women (white athletic crew); hats; gloves; pocket ponchos; chocolate; small flashlights; sleeping bags; personal toiletries and travel-sized items, including small deodorants and hand sanitizers; special women’s items, such as makeup, bras, panties of all sizes, sanitary products; multi-vitamins; jockey shorts for men.
Note on sizes: all sizes, but large and extra large sizes are most needed
Ideas: Sunday school classes, civic groups, reunion groups, book groups, men’s groups, women’s groups, etc., could buy/provide 175 of one item from the list to give as a group. Please feel free to buy as few or as many item(s).
Please bring gifts by: Monday, November 29 at noon
Where to drop off: Bring to Diocesan Convention (The Advocate display table), or Trinity Church, downtown Asheville; All Souls’ Cathedral; St. James, Hendersonville; or St. James, Black Mountain
Questions? Contact Ham Fuller, at 828-243- 3932 or email hamfuller@aol.com.
Last year, one of the larger men cried when he got his gift box and said that it was the first Christmas present he had received in five years. Many thanks for your participation in this ministry of an abundant Christmas for the homeless.
Throughout the year, we ask for gently used items, but for Christmas gifts, we would like to give new items only. No wrapping necessary! We will gift-bag all items. If you have anything after Nov. 29th, but before Dec. 15th, please contact Ham Fuller at 828-243-3932 or e-mail hamfuller@aol.com.