December 21st is the first day of winter and The Longest Night of the Year
. It's especially tough on homeless people. The sun will set at 4:31 pm and will not rise until 7:17 am--15 long hours of darkness and cold.
Between December 15th and 21st, the Allentown Rescue Mission will run a special mobile giving campaign called Operation WARM to help provide shelter, meals and life-changing programs at the Mission. You can join in by texting the word WARM to 50555 to make a onetime $10 donation to the Mission.
And now through the 21st, each $10 text donation will be matched, dollar for dollar, turning each $10 gift into $20, thanks to the generosity of:
Please share this opportunity with your friends. Visit http://www.allentownrescuemission.org/ for more information, to read the press release, or for a printable flyer. We now make it easier to share our information on your favorite social networking sites; just look for the "Share" icon.
Watch our Operation WARM video:
. It's especially tough on homeless people. The sun will set at 4:31 pm and will not rise until 7:17 am--15 long hours of darkness and cold.It's also National Homeless Person's Memorial Day, a day of observance to remember those who have perished while homeless. Hypothermia remains a leading, critical and preventable cause of injury and death among those experiencing homelessness. In December 2010 two homeless individuals died in Allentown; one outside on a porch, the other under a bridge.
Between December 15th and 21st, the Allentown Rescue Mission will run a special mobile giving campaign called Operation WARM to help provide shelter, meals and life-changing programs at the Mission. You can join in by texting the word WARM to 50555 to make a onetime $10 donation to the Mission.
And now through the 21st, each $10 text donation will be matched, dollar for dollar, turning each $10 gift into $20, thanks to the generosity of:
- The law firm of Fitzpatrick, Lentz & Bubba
- A-Team Auto Center, 1095 MacArthur Rd., Whitehall
- A T & D Communications
- Health Habits, 5350 Rte. 873, Schnecksville
- TD Bank
Please share this opportunity with your friends. Visit http://www.allentownrescuemission.org/ for more information, to read the press release, or for a printable flyer. We now make it easier to share our information on your favorite social networking sites; just look for the "Share" icon.
Watch our Operation WARM video:
