(Utica, NY – Jan. 2014) To commemorate the 20th anniversary of the Americorps program and its impact, plus, commemorate the Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service, the Utica MHA Americorps Team is collecting new and clean, reusable coats, boots, hats and gloves for adults and children in need.
The AmeriCorps Volunteers have coordinated a number of locations where people in the community can deliver items to donate to the residents of Utica Municipal Housing Authority or anyone else that is in need of these items.
The locations include:
St. Mary of Mt. Carmel/Blessed Sacrament Church on Catherine Street, Utica
Harley Davidson Dealership on Commercial Drive in Yorkville
Spectrum Laundromats located in the Big Lots Plaza (North Utica) and in the Whitestown Shopping Center in Whitesboro.
Peter’s Cornucopia in the New Hartford Shopping Center
Utica Fire Department (Bleecker St. and Sunset Ave. locations)
The First United Methodist Church 127 N. Prospect St. Herkimer
Wendy’s Beauty Connection 100 Morgan St. Ilion
Check for additional sites as they come available at www.uticamha.org.
Donations can be made until Jan. 17. If anyone needs additional information, please call 315-735-5246 or 315-734-0183.