Warm Hands, Warm Feet
Sunday, January 05, 2025 - Sunday, January 19, 2025
Warm Hands, Warm Feet: Our Annual Sock Drive for the Poverello Center
In the Holy Spirit Parish version of Where's Waldo, it's time to buy those warm winter socks for our houseless brothers and sisters and look for the red-and-white striped box in the parish hall to put them in!
January 2025 marks the ninth year for our collection of wooly socks, scarves, hats, mittens, and gloves, which begins this year on Sunday, January 5, and will conclude on Sunday, January 19. Items collected will go to our houseless neighbors who are receiving shelter at the Poverello Center and the Johnson Street Shelter.
The Waldo-esque red-and-white striped collection box will be located in the parish hall. A more modest plastic bin will be set on the porch outside the church office so parishioners and community members can donate items after hours.
As always, we welcome items that are hand-knit, store-bought or gently used. Please remember: socks should be made from wool or synthetic fabrics such as Thermolite. Please NO COTTON! Cotton does not keep out the cold and fails to wick away moisture, making feet feel damp and cold. Houseless men and women who sleep at the Poverello Center and Johnson Street Shelter spend many of their daytime hours outside in our cold, snowy and windy winter weather. As a result, these facilities go through countless pairs of socks and other wooly items in a single day!
We appreciate whatever items you can donate to this critically important drive. Last January, you all donated 21 pounds of warm socks, plus another 17 pounds of gloves and mittens, hats and scarves. Thanks in advance for your generosity.