As winter approaches, the Salvation Army is preparing to help needy children dress warmly. Project Bundle Up, the annual effort to collect new winter coats, gloves, hats, scarfs, and boots, will be held Friday.
Development Director Bill Horrell says each year KWQC-tv in Davenport hosts a drive-up collection, and more than 1,000 items are donated.
"Primarily we do receive a lot of coats that are new. We do receive a lot of gloves - kids tend to lose gloves so those are important because we're able to provide some of these families and kids with multiple pairs of gloves and multiple hats."
Donations of money are also accepted.
Horrell says the Salvation Army will accept donations for Project Bundle Up at two locations in Davenport and one in Moline - people who need coats, gloves, hats, scarfs, and boots can also pick them up at these locations:
- Salvation Army Family Service - 100 Kirkwood Boulevard in Davenport,
- the Davenport Corps Center - 3400 West Central Park Avenue, also in Davenport,
- and in Moline at the Heritage Temple Corps - 2200 5th Avenue.
The drive-up donation event at KWQC on Friday will be open from 6 am until 6 pm.
