In November, December (2015) & January(2016), 352 new and used blankets were collected for those in need.

THANKS TO:

• volunteers Farley Berholz, Gayle Claris, Ruth Murphy, Kim Solomon, Rosemary Waldorf, Marla Benton and Susan Reda for collecting and delivering blankets.
• these businesses which served as drop off locations:

• Bean & Barrel – Governor’s Village
• Chapel Hill Carrboro Chamber of Commerce – Estes Drive, Chapel Hill
• Extraordinary Ventures – Elliott Road, Chapel Hill
• Fitch Lumber – Greensboro Street, Carrboro
• Johnny’s Gone Fishin’ – Main Street, Carrboro
• Seymore Center, Homestead Road, Chapel Hill
• UNC Wellness Center – Sprunt Street, Meadowmont Drive
• WCHL – off Weaver Dairy Road, Chapel Hill

• women in the the AKA sorority brought in 150 of the total by reaching out to their churches

• Alex Reda’s lacrosse team for making blanket collection a special team project

• Carol Richard’s tennis team for doing the same
• WCHL for serving as a media partner in the project

Since the start of Blanket Orange County in 2004, 3,010 blankets have been collected and distributed.

Volunteers – on the right – Gayle Claris, Susan Reda & Kim Solomon; on the left – Jan Bolick, Farley Bernholz & Ruth Murphy; not pictured – Rosemary Waldorf & Marla Benton