Over the last couple weeks, 150 blankets have been donated by Orange County residents and their friends. That’s halfway to the goal set by organizers of the sixth annual campaign to blanket Orange County.
The goal of the drive this year is to collect 300 new or gently used blankets before Dec. 21 (the first day of winter). All of the blankets collected this year will go to the Inter-Faith Council.
Blankets can be dropped off at these locations until Dec. 21: the Chamber of Commerce on Estes Drive, the YMCA on Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., UNC Wellness at Meadowmont and the YMCA at Meadowmont on Old Barn Lane.
Cash donations are also accepted. All cash donations will be used to purchase new blankets locally.