The Dignity Drive licks off for another year on October 1st.
The drive is hosted by the Rotary Clubs of Grande Prairie and is aimed to get donations of underwear and socks for the homeless and the less-fortunate in the community.
During the month of October, there will be two events to help raise donations, one being the Tighty-whitey toss hosted by the Grande Prairie Storm on October 24th. The toss is the same idea as the teddy bear toss, where when the Storm scores their first goal you throw a teddy bear, instead you will throw socks and underwear.
The other event will be at Board Cards Game Cafe on October 23rd, where they will host a stay and play by donation.
Attending those events are not the only way to get involved, as there will be drop-off boxes throughout the city, some of the major locations will be at the Bonnets Energy Centre, Costco, Giant Tiger and more.
Some of the agencies who will be receiving the clothing, will be the Friendship Centre, Northreach Centre, Sunrise House and others.
“While there is no donation goal in mind, the goal is always to help as many people as possible,” Committee Member of the drive Heather Jones says.
“If we can help just one person, we have done our job of serve before self, obviously we want to help as many as possible, the more the merrier.”
Jones says that Grande Prairie always does their best when it comes to fundraisers like this one.
“Grande Prairie tends to always go above and beyond.”
For more information on drop-off locations, agencies receiving clothing, and how you can get involved, you can head to their website.
