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Third WarmHearts Winter Drive underway |
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November 30, 2017 |
Columbia Bank is launching its third annual Warm
Hearts Winter Drive to benefit families and
individuals struggling with homelessness in the
northwest.
The Bank plans to raise $225,000 and more than
10,000 items of warm winter wear to support more
than 50 local homeless shelters and aid
organizations throughout Washington, Oregon and
Idaho during the cold and wet winter months.
“We are proud to continue partnering with our
neighbors to help those struggling with
homelessness during the coldest months of the
year,” said Hadley Robbins, president and CEO of
Columbia Bank. “Our combined efforts will
provide warmth and comfort for those in need
this winter.”
Over 36,000 people in Washington, Oregon and
Idaho experience homelessness, according to the
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban
Development. Understanding the critical need
firsthand in the Northwest, Columbia Bank
responded with the creation of the Warm Hearts
Winter Drive to provide support across the
region during the most difficult months of the
year.
Columbia Bank employees at all of its more than
150 branches, including Bonners Ferry, are
actively engaged in securing cash donations and
new warm clothing from clients and community
members, and 100-percent of the clothing and
funds collected during the Warm Hearts Winter
Drive are donated directly backnto the shelters
and relief organizations in the communities
where the collections originated.
All donations that are made through the Bonners
Ferry branch, 6750 Main Street, will go to
Hope House, Moyie Springs.
Hope House has been operating out of our current
location on the NW corner of Roosevelt and
Division in Duplex A in Moyie Springs since
2011.
They offer free clothing, food, baby items and
more, to residents of Boundary County who are in
need, focusing on items people cannot buy with
food stamps. There are no strings attached, but
there are guidelines, as their goal is to help,
anf not to support those who've fallen on hard
times.
The Bonners Ferry branch of Columbia Bank has
tags on their Christmas tree with items needed
most at the Hope House, such as diapers, socks,
toilet paper, dish soap, etc. People can stop by
between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday through Friday
to pick up tags and drop off items or cash
donations from now through December 31. There is
also a tree with tags at Dodge Peak Lodge, 5952
Main Street, Bonners Ferry, and at the brand new
Selkirk Sweets in the same location!
Hope House is just one on the list of 58
benefiting organizations, which also includes
the Portland Rescue Mission, Seattle Gospel
Union Mission, Tacoma Rescue Mission, Eugene
Mission and Bonner Homeless Transition in
Sandpoint.
The Warm Hearts Winter Drive accepts cash
donations in addition to new winter apparel and
other items needed locally. Donations can be
submitted online at
WarmHeartsWinterDrive.com and both cash and
new warm winter attire can be donated at every
Columbia Bank branch across the Northwest.
For more information on the list of benefitting
organizations in each county or to make a cash
donation, please visit
WarmHeartsWinterDrive.com. To learn more
about Hope House, call (208) 267-5105 or visit
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