Hiway16 Magazine... about people and places in north-central British Columbia, Canada

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Project Hope

by Tammy Lipke

Clothes - we all need them. Most of us think about them every day – What are we going to wear today? What is the latest style? And, last but not least, what are we going to do when our closets get too full of them?

Once in a while, it's good to reflect on that. After getting a call from the local New to You hospital auxiliary a few months ago, a group that I'm involved with decided to help others with the problem of too many old clothes in the closet.

Willing volunteers help
Project Hope succeed

When we clean out our closets, many people find that much of what we don't wear is still usable. It's clean, it's neat, and it's still good - perhaps a few seasons behind the style, or a trifle tight, but otherwise serviceable. So, we take it all to the New to You, or perhaps to the Salvation Army, or perhaps to the Anglican Thrift Store. Then, it's someone else's problem, right? Right! They sort it, and sell or store it. But sometimes it's too much even for them, and that's where ADRA comes in.

All ages work together to sort clothes at the Smithers centre

ADRA, the Adventist Development and Relief Agency, has been around for many years. Serving in various capacities in about 120 countries around the world and here at home, ADRA is primarily the humanitarian arm of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. Its local group has become involved in community services on several fronts. The best known are providing hampers (quilts, bedding, personal care items) to victims of house fires here in the Valley, and the processing of clothes for Operation Hope.






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