Insurance
Service of Asheville, Inc. is holding its 3rd annual blanket drive
to help keep Asheville warm this winter. In a two-part outreach program, the local, independent insurance agency, in partnership with
Asheville Buncombe Community Christian Ministry (ABCCM) and radio station 98.1FM The River, is:
• donating 288 brand new fleece blankets -- enough to cover
every bed in ABCCM’s network of residential facilities: the organization’s
Veterans’ Restoration Quarters and shelters; and
• holding a blanket drive on Thursday, November 15th
from 7:00am-12:00 noon in the parking lot of its offices at Executive Park at
the corner of College and Charlotte streets to collect new and clean, gently
used blankets for ABCCM’s Crisis Ministry.
The public is invited to stop by the
drive the morning of November 15th, drop off a donation of one or
more blankets, and enjoy coffee, donuts, and home-baked breakfast treats from
the ISA staff. Staff from ABCCM, Insurance Service of Asheville, and 98.1FM The
River’s live remote team will be on hand for the blanket drive. Last year’s
drive resulted in the donation of more than 1,500 blankets.
According to Insurance Service of Asheville President Jim
Stickney, “Our company’s annual blanket drive is a way for us to meet a
tangible need in our community as we near the holiday season. Because we
provide coverage for people and businesses in Asheville through our insurance
work, the blanket drive is a natural fit. We want, with the community’s help,
to assist ABCCM in providing this basic necessity, and we hope to exceed last
year’s impressive blanket donation total of around 1,500 blankets.” ABCCM is
the primary non-profit organization addressing poverty, hunger, homelessness
and access to health care for the under-served in Buncombe County.
For
more information about Insurance Service of Asheville’s Winter 2012 Blanket
Drive, visit www.isa-avl.com.
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