Penny Williams from the Linn County Road Department liked the idea of Community Services Consortium’s Coat Drive (held each year) and decided to hold a coat drive at the county road department. She borrowed a barrel from CSC to take to work.It turned out that the public visiting the department as well as employees responded overwhelming to Penny's coat drive. Clothing items of all kinds for cold weather as well as coats turned up. Several huge bags and the barrel of cold-weather-clothing were taken to Helping Hands Shelter.
Paul Barnes, Director of the shelter along with shelter residents eagerly accepted the clothing on one of the cold winter days in late December. “Our residents can always use warm clothing,” said Barnes. “We applaud Penny and the Linn County Road Department.”
