Clothing giveaways held in Chemung County

CHEMUNG COUNTY, N.Y. ( WETM ) — His Tabernacle Family Church hosted a clothing giveaway at the Arnot Mall to provide items suitable for the summer. The rooms and spaces were filled with summer clothing and footwear for children, adults and even babies.

The church’s volunteers said they had more than enough to giveaway. People were able to walk around and find clothing in their size and style.

Jonathan Chandler who was looking for clothes for his children stated, “I believe that it’s helping a lot of the community, especially the homeless people right now because of the high population of homeless to be able to actually have some clothing to get by in this hot summer heat.”

One town over on South Main Street in Elmira, another clothing giveaway was organized and featured free food. It was hosted by Jessica Northrup, her co-workers and family members. They collected clothes donated by people from Horseheads and Elmira, and served hot dogs, desserts, and beverages to people in attendance.

“I think it’s a great idea, it’s something to support the community and help low income families, so it’s something we need around here,” said Grace Lowe who was at the giveaway.

Another attendee Lucille Kimble added, “I really believe that if we can help each other, that we can pay it forward eventually to someone else that really needs help.”

According to Northrup, another clothing giveaway is scheduled for September with a date and time to be determined. In addition, His Tabernacle Family Church will host its next clothing giveaway at Grove Park in Elmira on July 13 from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.

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