{"id":37853,"date":"2020-10-21T11:56:13","date_gmt":"2020-10-21T15:56:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/?p=37853"},"modified":"2020-10-21T11:56:13","modified_gmt":"2020-10-21T15:56:13","slug":"7th-annual-donation-drive-for-preble-street-resource-center","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/2020\/10\/21\/7th-annual-donation-drive-for-preble-street-resource-center\/","title":{"rendered":"7th Annual Donation Drive for Preble Street Resource Center"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>By Becky Gray, Administrative Support Specialist<\/em><\/p>\n<h3>Thanks for Giving!<\/h3>\n<p>The University of Maine Cooperative Extension Staff in Cumberland County is once again holding a donation drive to benefit the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.preblestreet.org\/\">Preble Street Resource Center<\/a> in Portland, Maine during the month of November. Thanks to generous donations from staff, volunteers, and community members, we have been able to deliver several boxes of warm clothing and toiletries each year!<\/p>\n<p><em>The mission of Preble Street is to provide barrier-free service to empower people experiencing problems with homelessness, housing, hunger, and poverty, and to advocate for solutions to these problems.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>This year, the UMaine Extension Cumberland County office will be collecting donations of <strong>winter clothing and <em>new<\/em> toiletry items<\/strong> from <strong>November 2 &#8211; 20, 2020<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Donations may be dropped off in the lobby of the UMaine Regional Learning Center (75 Clearwater Dr. Ste 104, Falmouth, ME) Monday-Friday, 8:00AM &#8211; 6:00PM. There will be a labeled tote in the lobby outside the suite door to collect all donations.<\/p>\n<p>Prefer to shop online? If you would like to help but are unable to drop off items at the office, please consider shopping online and shipping to our office. Our shipping address is:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><strong>University of Maine Cooperative Extension Cumberland, 75 Clearwater Drive, Suite 104, Falmouth, ME 04105<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We will happily accept any clothing or toiletry items on behalf of the Resource Center but here are the items currently of greatest\u00a0need that we would like to be able to provide them with:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">New unopened travel\/sample sized toiletries &#8211; e<\/span>specially razors, deodorants, &amp; travel-sized first aid kits<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Warm, sturdy gloves &#8211; all adult sizes<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Sturdy, warm, everyday clothing &#8211; all adult sizes<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Pants &#8211; Men 36&#8243; waist &amp; smaller; Women size 8 &amp; smaller<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Sweatshirts &amp; Coats &#8211; L, XL, &amp; XXL+<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Questions about this donation drive may be directed to <a href=\"mailto:sara.conant@maine.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">sara.conant@maine.edu<\/a>, or call us at 207-781-6099.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Becky Gray, Administrative Support Specialist Thanks for Giving! 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