As many of you know, Jase is running a coat drive again this year (see him for details). Those of you who have already stripped your closets of winter coats may still wish to give to those in need, and Kimberlyn has a suggestion for that.

She shares the following, received via Facebook, from a friend with a friend serving in Afghanistan:

Many of you have asked what I might want for Christmas in a care package. Thank you for the offer as I am most grateful but, here is an idea. In the season which we focus on GIVING, would you send to me some practical clothing articles, even SOCKS and SHOES which your children have outgrown? I see many victories in this opportunity. I have driven around Afghanistan as winter has begun to set in; children dig through the trash to find things to wrap like newspaper, around their bodies. So thanks for offering goodies, but here’s a chance to give and I will deliver the clothes here like Santa Claus.

The practical upshot of all this? Bring new or gently used winter socks, gloves, and hats in children’s sizes to Kimberlyn at church this Sunday (November 29th) and next Sunday, December 6th, and she’ll pack a box and send it off to the APO address of the person quoted above.

Contact Kimberlyn for more information. She’s listed in the church directory, linked from the Oak Cliff UU homepage. You can also email her: commonthreads@oakcliffuu.org.