Insurance Service of Asheville, Inc. is holding its 4th 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:
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• donating 288 brand new fleece blankets -- enough to cover
every bed in ABCCM’s network of residential facilities; and
• holding a blanket drive on Thursday, November 21st
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 21st, 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.
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 to engage the community in
assisting ABCCM with this basic necessity. This is our fourth blanket drive,
in a season that promises to be exceptionally cold.”
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 2013 Blanket
Drive, visit www.isa-avl.com.
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