A successful winter Backpacks of Love campaign.
The Compassionate Committee for the Homeless in North Bay met its goal on Friday, December 3rd.
They filled 150 backpacks and 150 supplemental bags with donated essential items.
“Once again, we had a great outpouring of generosity from the community,” says Rebecca Riesen, lead organizer of the Backpacks of Love. “Organizations like The Gathering Place, the North Bay Indigenous Friendship Centre, AIDS Committee of North Bay and Area, and the Crisis Centre were very excited and thankful to receive the donated packs and bags as they were preparing the homeless for the upcoming inclement weather.”
The committee is thanking several groups and individuals who donated essential items and money during their drop-off days.
In late January or early February volunteers with the committee will be running a campaign addressing the urgent winter-related needs of the homeless.
