Wednesday, November 7, 2012

Sweetness 7 part of food, clothing drive

 
More than 1,000 refugees and immigrants will receive winter clothing and blankets for the Buffalo winter from Bundle Up Buffalo, an event held by Jericho Road Ministries in October.
Bundle Up Buffalo is an event that collects clothing and monetary donations to help refugees receive the proper clothing for winter.
Many refugees arrive with only the clothes on their backs, which is not suitable for Buffalo’s weather conditions.
 Prish Moran, owner of Sweetness 7, helped participate in the cause by collecting money and clothing donations in both of her Sweetness 7 locations, on Grant Street and Parkside Avenue, for the October 20 event pick-up.
Sweetness 7 was the only location from the West Side that participated in the event.
Not knowing their plight before opening her shop on the West Side, Moran realized what great people they are. She described them as “gentle, very intelligent, and kind people.”
Moran said that her West Side location received support from customers by donating clothing, and even going as far as dry cleaning the items before they were dropped off.
            “They’re political refugees, so they just zip them out of there, and they arrive in Buffalo weather with nothing. So that’s why this is huge. It’s 100 percent for the refugees, and it’s free. It’s not like Salvation Army or AmVets where they charge. It’s 100 percent free,” Moran said.
             Moran encourages the community to volunteer their time to provide help to the refugees through Jericho Road Ministries and other organizations through the West Side.  By Tyeisha Prior and Dayna Francis