Chapel Hill, NC (11-19-10) — Six businesses and organizations have offered support for Blanket Orange County by serving as drop off locations.

There are now 12 in all:  1 in Carrboro, 1 in Hillsborough and 10 in Chapel Hill.

New and gently used blankets can be dropped off between now and December 3 at:

• Carrboro Design Co-op – 103 W. Weaver Street, Carrboro
• Cedar Ridge High School – 1125 New Grady Brown School Road, Hillsborough
• Chapel Hill-Carrboro Chamber of Commerce – 104 S. Estes Drive, Chapel Hill
• Chapel Hill-Carrboro YMCA – 980 Martin Luther King Junior Boulevard, Chapel Hill
• Children’s Center at Carol Woods – 7511 Sunrise Road, Chapel Hill
• H2Only Cleaners – 2 locations – in Southern Village and on Elliott Road, Chapel Hill
• Orange County Visitor’s Bureau – 501 W. Franklin Street, Chapel Hill
• UNC Wellness Center at Meadowmont – 100 Sprunt Street, Chapel Hill
• University United Methodist Church – 150 E. Franklin Street, Chapel Hill
• UPS Store – 2 locations in Meadowmont Village and on 15-501, Chapel Hill

Cash donations are also accepted.  100% will be used to purchase blankets locally.

Checks should be made payable to Blanket Orange County  and mailed to:

Blanket Orange County

c/o Business Class Inc

PO Box 2037

Chapel Hill, NC  27515

This year, the goal is to collect 400 new or gently used blankets for

This year, we hope to gather 400 blankets for:

• The IFC (Inter-faith Council for Social Service)
• The Neighbor House of Hillsborough
• The Maggie Alvis Halfway House

For more information, visit:  www.blanketorangecounty.com