Women Veterans Clothing Drive

The Women RISE {Recover In Supportive Environment} program is located in Waco, Texas. They serve women veterans from all over the United States and territories such as Puerto Rico. Many of the women who come to WRISE throughout the year arrive with only the clothes on their back. The most demand comes in June and December. This is our first clothing drive with biannual drives anticipated the first Saturday in June and the first Saturday in December. We have no plans to collect in advance and ask that all donations are delivered on the day of the event. The volunteers we are looking for can unload donations from vehicles and load the UHaul{s} that will be making the drive from DFW to Waco. Volunteers for the event are asked to register in advance. Let us know if you want to participate in delivery in Waco. It is about an hour and 20 minutes from our donation location to the WRISE unit in Waco. Volunteers are asked to be at St. Andrews, checked in, and ready to go at 7:30 am. We will stop the line when the trucks are full or 12 noon. 30 minutes to finish loading trucks and clean the area. Leaving at 12:30 means we should be at Waco and ready to deliver by 2 pm. Allowing for time to unload and all that comes with delivery, we should be able to leave between 3 and 3:30 and be back in DFW by 5 pm. This event is for volunteering at SAUMC for delivery. If you want to help with delivery in Waco, that will be separately. The delivery will stop at 12 and we are allowing 30 minutes to finish loading, clean up, and pack up. Dress for the weather.

Type

Service Project

What To Wear

TMC blues, Cold weather, Closed-Toe Shoes

What to Bring

Wear your TMC blue shirt!

Inclement Weather

If we must cancel due to weather, our makeup day is Sunday December 3rd with volunteers arriving at 12:30 and begin collection at 1 pm until 5 pm. Otherwise our next collection will be Saturday June 1st, 2024.

Who's Invited

Groups
Teens
Adults (21+)
Seniors (55+)
Adults (18+)