News:  Blanket Orange County  Gears Up to Collect 400 Blankets

Chapel Hill, NC (11-12-10) — Blanket Orange County Director, Jan Bolick, announces that the  7th annual blanket drive begins on November 15 and ends on December 3.  This year, the goal is to collect 400 new or gently used blankets for The Interfaith Council (IFC), The Neighborhood House of Hillsborough and The Maggie Alvis Halfway House.

Chris Moran, Executive Director of IFC says:  “Blanket Orange County has become an annual event that is greatly welcomed and appreciated by the Inter-Faith Council and our homeless residents who want to stay warm during the winter months.  Hundreds upon hundreds of blankets have been donated by friends of Blanket Orange County over the years that are used by residents at Community House and HomeStart. Volunteers and staff also provide blankets to unsheltered persons who  sleep outdoors when shelters are full  on cold winter nights. Your gifts of blankets are important and they make a huge difference in the lives of  homeless persons.”

The blanket drive will run from November 15 through December 3, 2010.

New and gently used blankets can be dropped off at:

• Chapel Hill-Carrboro YMCA – 980 Martin Luther King Junior Boulevard, Chapel Hill
• Children’s Center at Carol Woods – 7511 Sunrise Road, Chapel Hill
• Orange County Visitor’s Bureau – 501 W. Franklin Street, Chapel Hill
• UNC Wellness Center at Meadowmont – 100 Sprunt Street, Chapel Hil

Cash donations, 100% of which are used to purchase new blankets 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

For more information, visit:  www.blanketorangecounty.com

Or send an e-mail to:  Jan@BusinessClassInc.com or Rosemary@nc.rr.com