Share the Warmth in Knoxville this Winter

 

 

Share the Warmth in Knoxville this Winter


With many of our neighbors being unemployed or underemployed and winter on the horizon, there’s even more need to share the warmth and help others to fend off the cold. The Mast General Store is hosting its seventh annual Share the Warmth coat, sweater and blanket collection campaign from now until November 30th.

As we scurry about enjoying the cool days of fall, we all know that colder temperatures are on the way, and many of us are ready to face whatever weather the coming season has to offer. Unfortunately, there are some in our communities who aren’t as prepared.
 
The Mast General Store, along with Columbia Sportswear, invites you to share the warmth in your community by "sharing" your clean, gently-worn coats, jackets, sweaters, gloves, hats, and even blankets so others can be warm this winter. You can drop off your items at Mast General Store in Downtown Knoxville, and they will be given to the Knoxville Area Rescue Mission.

“It was important to us that our community partner have direct access to those in need,” said Fred Martin, president of the Mast Store. “Our employees, our customers, and Columbia Sportswear are all eager to help our neighbors, so we want to ensure that these coats, jackets, sweaters and blankets will go to individuals who can use them.”

For over fifty years, the Knoxville Area Rescue Mission has provided for many people in the community by first supplying rescue services of food and shelter, and then recovery and restoration, including job-training opportunities.

This is the seventh year the Mast Store has undertaken this project to help provide coats for those in need in their home communities, and it’s the fifth time that Columbia has generously offered their own donation of 326 coats, which will be divided across all Mast Store communities. “Our customers are always so helpful when we identify a need. We all have jackets and coats hanging in our closets or in storage that can be put to better use,” said Martin. “If you can help, please drop off your clean coats, jackets and blankets by November 30th.”