Annual PPSA Clothing Drive: Now through January 11
PPSA is collecting items to share with three Philadelphia organizations:
- Bethesda Project is in need of new or gently used men’s clothing, as well as toiletries. https://www.bethesdaproject.org
- Broad Street Ministries are in need of warm men’s clothing. https://www.broadstreetministry.org
- Project HOME is in need of gently used clothing for men, women, and children, specifically pants, shirts, coats, and new socks. https://projecthome.org/about
See https://ppsa.upenn.edu/events/annual-ppsa-clothing-drive/ for details.
The drive, now underway, will run through Friday, January 11. Clothing collection boxes will be out through Thursday, January 10.
Clothing collection locations:
- College Hall, 1st floor, West Wing Hallway
- Duhring Wing, 216 S. 34th St., Lobby
- EHRS, 3160 Chestnut St, Suite 400
- Fisher Fine Arts Library, 220 S. 34th St., Lobby
- Franklin Building, 3451 Walnut St., Lobby
- Meyerson Hall, 210 S. 34th St., Basement Lobby
- School of Nursing, 418 Curie Blvd., mezzanine level
- PCAM South Pavilion, 3400 Civic Center Blvd., 8th Floor, Ask Front Desk
- Penn Museum, 3260 South St., Kress Entrance
- Steinberg Conference Center, 25 S. 38th St., Lobby
- Stouffer Commons, 3702 Spruce St.
- Van Pelt-Dietrich Library, 3420 Walnut St., opposite the circulation desk
Penn staff members are welcome to drop clothes off at Houston Hall’s Bistro Lobby on Friday, January 11, 8:30-11:30 a.m. Breakfast and coffee will be available. If you have time to spare, PPSA would also enjoy your help in folding, sorting and packaging the donated materials.