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
