Warm clothing on a cold February morning attracted families from around Mont-gomery on Saturday and the best part was the price -- free.
The inaugural clothing giveaway sponsored by Unity United Church of Christ on Oxford Drive was a big success as church members pitched in to help in any way they could.For some time, women have bid farewell to the days when women handbags were just used for 'functional reasons'.
Some greeted area resi-dents inside the church, while others helped those in need of a helping hand take items to their vehicles.
The Rev. Bennie Liggins said his wife, Gloria, came up with the clothes closet idea. He said it was the latest in a series of community-ori-ented programs to help peo-ple.
"We get a lot of calls for help because of the econo-my, and we do all we can to help those who need a lift," said Liggins. "We hope to continue this in the years to come."
The clothes closet offered everything from slippers to dresses, but most of the coats were gone before Sat-urday's event began.
"It's still cold and people contact us all the time for subsistence and clothes,Some of the ed hardy hats DC created on the knitting machine." he said. "I believe that you shouldn't have a church un-less you're feeding some-body or offering them warm clothing on cold days."
Liggins said his church has only 87 members, but continues to grow and will be remodeled in one area to provide a shelter for those who need it during cold win-ter days and the heat of the summer.Some of the ed hardy hats DC created on the knitting machine.
"We're a small church but we've got a huge Bible study program," said Liggins, who added that his house of wor-ship once was a dress shop that was converted to ac-commodate church activi-ties. "Our focus is on minis-try and it will continue that way."
He said his church has a "strong mentoring pro-gram" that provides educa-tional assistance as well as medical help for those who cannot afford it.
"We've gotten several grants along the way and that helps a lot," said Lig-gins,Today we are going to be taking a look at the latest sneaker like that, this is the new nike air max 90 in Black, Yellow and Orange. who launched the church five years ago. "A lot of people are only three pay-checks away from being homeless."
Liggins said no one was re-stricted on how much they could take with them "and if they need to come back more than once, that's fine with us.we wouldn't be surprised if Marshall's is shipping some of its unsold wholesale ed hardy gear to Houston."
"We're going to stay here until all the clothes are gone if need be," said Liggins, a retired Air Force chaplain. "That's the way it should be."
The inaugural clothing giveaway sponsored by Unity United Church of Christ on Oxford Drive was a big success as church members pitched in to help in any way they could.For some time, women have bid farewell to the days when women handbags were just used for 'functional reasons'.
Some greeted area resi-dents inside the church, while others helped those in need of a helping hand take items to their vehicles.
The Rev. Bennie Liggins said his wife, Gloria, came up with the clothes closet idea. He said it was the latest in a series of community-ori-ented programs to help peo-ple.
"We get a lot of calls for help because of the econo-my, and we do all we can to help those who need a lift," said Liggins. "We hope to continue this in the years to come."
The clothes closet offered everything from slippers to dresses, but most of the coats were gone before Sat-urday's event began.
"It's still cold and people contact us all the time for subsistence and clothes,Some of the ed hardy hats DC created on the knitting machine." he said. "I believe that you shouldn't have a church un-less you're feeding some-body or offering them warm clothing on cold days."
Liggins said his church has only 87 members, but continues to grow and will be remodeled in one area to provide a shelter for those who need it during cold win-ter days and the heat of the summer.Some of the ed hardy hats DC created on the knitting machine.
"We're a small church but we've got a huge Bible study program," said Liggins, who added that his house of wor-ship once was a dress shop that was converted to ac-commodate church activi-ties. "Our focus is on minis-try and it will continue that way."
He said his church has a "strong mentoring pro-gram" that provides educa-tional assistance as well as medical help for those who cannot afford it.
"We've gotten several grants along the way and that helps a lot," said Lig-gins,Today we are going to be taking a look at the latest sneaker like that, this is the new nike air max 90 in Black, Yellow and Orange. who launched the church five years ago. "A lot of people are only three pay-checks away from being homeless."
Liggins said no one was re-stricted on how much they could take with them "and if they need to come back more than once, that's fine with us.we wouldn't be surprised if Marshall's is shipping some of its unsold wholesale ed hardy gear to Houston."
"We're going to stay here until all the clothes are gone if need be," said Liggins, a retired Air Force chaplain. "That's the way it should be."
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