Food & Clothing Collection

The URGEncy Food & Clothing Collection is an initiative that occurs in the fall when churches in the area are asked to collect coats, gloves, scarves, bedding, and food, to be distributed to the shelters and outreach ministries affiliated with Project URGE. The Jacob Ladder Team then distributes the collected items to the most appropriate organizations who them redistribute the goods to those in need.

Please plan to have your church or organization begin collecting items after Labor Day to be dropped off at the site of the Project URGE Presentation & Tour, this year on Saturday, October 22, 2011, 9:30 AM - 12:30 PM, Salvation Army, 100 West Avenue, in Rochester.

2010 URGEncy Collection results:

Womens - 118 coats
Mens - 132 coats
Kids - 154 coats
Total coats: 404

~70 lbs. of food.
8 large [45 gal] bags of clothers
3 small bags of men's shoes/boots
2 small bags on women's shoes/boots
2 small bags of kid's shoes/boots
2 1/2 large bags of hats, scarves, gloves and mittens

Contributions we were able to confirm came in from Crosswinds Wesleyan Church in Canandaigua, St. John's Lutheran church in Victor, Chili Presbyterian Church, Dan Bardeen at Snap On Tools, and many individuals. Please accept our apology for any churches or individuals we missed in this recognition.

The clothing was distributed to Nielsen House, Gerhardt Neighborhood Outreach Center, Salvation Army (Alexander House & Liberty Pole Way), Outreach Temple, MINO [Mothers in Need of Others], Avenue D Recreational Center, Cameron Ministries, Crosswinds Downtown, Grace Community Village, Birthright, and Rochester Family Mission.

We wholeheartedly thank Chris & Laura Boss, Burt & Joanna Tornstrum, Don Washington, and Phil Rhoda for their work collecting, sorting, and organizing the collected items!