The Sleeping Bag Project

Endicott drapes donated for special cause

ENDICOTT, NY – A project that gives essential items to those most desperate for them got a big boost from Endicott Village Hall.

Drapes from the Endicott Municipal Building on East Main Street are being remade into sleeping bags for the homeless in our area at the Community Baptist Church in Binghamton.

The My Brother’s Keeper Sleeping Bag Project is working to make sleep sacks and other essentials to help with the cold temperatures ahead.

The bags the group makes are then distributed to several locations in Broome County, including the Fairview Halfway House, the Crisis Center, the Samaritan House, and the Rescue Mission.

Volunteer Ann Clough says their goal is to make sure everyone is remembered and cared for.

“If you have an excess, a surplus, please think of us before you throw it in the garbage, because everything here is recycled. Everything is kept clean and organized. That is good for our Earth,” says Clough.

Clough says the group needs volunteers and donors.

They welcome you to simply drop off old drapes, and other products on the church porch.

October is here and the weather is starting to cool down. That means cold nights for those living outside. We have seen snow in the Midwest and cool days in the Northeast.

Luckily, many of our groups of volunteers have gone back to making the sleeping bags so they can be distributed to those who desperately need them.

We here in the Northeast have been busy too. We have been fortunate to have gathered sleeping bags from surrounding groups to start making deliveries to the shelters. We want to be able to keep up with the demand this year because it will be a bad year with all that has happened to our country.

With your help, we will be able to reach out to our Homeless Neighbors who are sleeping on the cold ground and give them some warmth for the night.

Thank you all for getting back to work. Please be safe when working around others and please wear your masks.  Happy Halloween!!