Congratulations Cameron...

Cameron completed his Eagle Project just after Thanksgiving.  He collected winter clothing (coats, gloves, hats, scarves, boots etc.) for the Salt Lake City Mission, a Christian, non-denominational organization that helps homeless individuals and families as well as those who have lost jobs or families who have a parent in prison.  The SLC Mission provides a breakfast every morning.  They assist the unemployed in looking for work.  They have a winter clothing room to help those who are in need of warm coats etc.    

Cameron collected over 42 garbage bags of good coats, gloves scarves, hats etc.  He had them all washed and sorted into sizes.  He found dry cleaners to donate cleaning for coats that couldn't be washed.

He also went to a retirement center here in Orem and arranged for the women there to make blankets, fleece shirts, gloves and hats.  Altogether his project has probably logged in over 500 hours.

 

Cameron, Bethany, Christian and I delivered the clothing the Mission offices in Salt Lake the Monday after Thanksgiving.  It was a great experience.  There were about seven men who had come in off the streets having coffee in the office that morning and they all came out to the van and helped unload the clothing.  They were very polite and expressed appreciation to Cameron for his work.  While we were there the first customer came in for a coat. 

 The Mission clothing director (far right) was very appreciative.  He said they had emptied their clothing room the week before Thanksgiving as we had had a cold spell with temperatures in the single digits.  He was not expecting to have any clothing available for several more weeks.  He invited us all to come back on Christmas Day to help with the dinner they put on.  I think we will go and help out.