October 14, 2016
Board of
Winter Clothing Drive Starts November 1
Commissioners Regular Meetings October 18 at 6:30 PM November 1 at 9:00 AM Meetings held at: Administration Building Community Room 140 Henry Parkway McDonough, GA 30253 Regular Commission meetings air daily on Henry TV Channel 180 and AT&T U-Verse Channel 99, at 9 a.m. & 7 p.m.
This winter, Henry County’s Connecting Henry Department is teaming up with Yasna Grainger, the founder of the grass roots effort “Warm & Toasty” that has been collecting donations of winter items and gear for homeless populations for six years. The original service project was managed by Grainger herself, who was able to collect brand new cold weather clothing items for the children in need at “A Friends House.” In an effort to expand the scope of the project, Director of Connecting Henry, Susan Crumbley, reached out to Grainger and asked her to team up with Connecting Henry, The Southern Journal, O.B.’s BBQ and Piedmont Henry. “It was the result of a homeless meeting facilitated by Connecting Henry,” stated Crumbley. “We reached out to Yasna to join her campaign to expand the program to assist the homeless, non-profits and needy families in Henry County.” With Crumbley’s connections, Grainger’s help is now able to reach all families in shelters and all non-profit charities within the County. The donation drive will take place from November 1 through November 30. You can drop off new hats, gloves, scarves, blankets, underwear and socks at Connecting Continued on page 2
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