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WTA buses collect 2 tons of clothes, blankets in December drive

Amalgamated Transit Union President Mark Lowry and Whatcom Transportation Authority General Manager Pete Stark are surrounded by bags of donated clothes and blankets collected in December 2015 during the two agencies’ “Warm Hearts Warm Hands” drive. People donated 2 tons of items to help local people in need.
Amalgamated Transit Union President Mark Lowry and Whatcom Transportation Authority General Manager Pete Stark are surrounded by bags of donated clothes and blankets collected in December 2015 during the two agencies’ “Warm Hearts Warm Hands” drive. People donated 2 tons of items to help local people in need. Whatcom Transportation Authority Courtesy to The Bellingham Herald
BELLINGHAM

Bus riders and Whatcom Transportation Authority employees donated two tons of warm clothes and blankets during a special drive in December 2015.

WTA and the Amalgamated Transit Union conducted the drive by asking riders, and even those who use other transportation, to bring items to any bus or bus station.

The “Warm Hearts Warm Hands” drive collected 100 40-pound bags of items. The donations were divided evenly among three local organizations recommended by the Opportunity Council: Fountain Church, Hope House and the South Samish Resource Center.

Debbie Townsend

This story was originally published January 16, 2016 at 3:01 AM with the headline "WTA buses collect 2 tons of clothes, blankets in December drive."

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