PAT MCQUAID'S WINTER CLOTHING DRIVE
History
Pat McQuaid started the Vintage Winter Clothing Drive in 2014. He puts out the donation box stations for new and gently used winter clothing. Pat delivers them to the south side Neighbor Centre, 7221 104 St NW, in two batches in order to get a wider distribution to those visiting the centre.
Donation boxes for The Winter Clothing Driver are present for the Hope Challenge Mini Tournament and the following week of Vintage hockey sessions.
Donations
Year #Bags
2014 12
2015 28
2016 25
2017 22
2018 NA
The manager of the Neighbour Centre, Paula, is the girl wearing the Vintage jersey.
2018
2018 Winter Clothing Drive
Winter clothing donation stations were set up at Kinsmen Arenas for the Hope Challenge Mini Tournament and the following week of Vintage Hockey sessions.
Pat McQuaid message:
We have just completed our 4th annual Vintage winter clothing drive. It was very successful with over a pickup full of very good items.
These were delivered to the Mustard Seed's two locations. Their main outlet at 10568 114 St and their Neighbour Centre on the south side.
The stuffed truck.
2017
2017 Winter Clothing Drive
December, 2017
Winter clothing donation stations were set up at Kinsmen Arenas for the Hope Challenge Mini Tournament and the following week of Vintage Hockey sessions.
Bags are delivered to the Neighbour Centre.
2016
2016 Winter Clothing Drive
December, 2016
Winter clothing donation stations were set up at Kinsmen Arenas for the Hope Challenge Mini Tournament and the following week of Vintage Hockey sessions.
Start of Winter Clothing and Food Bank Drive
2015
2015 Winter Clothing Drive
December, 2015
Winter clothing donation stations were set up at Kinsmen Arenas for a week during Vintage Hockey sessions.
Bags were delivered to the Neighbour Centre. Vintage donated over thirty bags of clothing/blankets this year. This is over double the number collected last year.
Pat McQuaid
2014
2014 Winter Clothing Drive
November, 2014
To all the Vintage players ... thank you for your contributions to the drive. We collected approximately 18 large green garbage bags of clothing. There were very generous contributions of new and gently used winter clothing. Pat McQuaid delivered them to the south side Neighbor Centre in two batches in order to get a wider distribution to those visiting the centre. Many of the contributions are already on the street. With the cold weather upon us, Pat expects all will be on the street by December 1.
Pat McQuaid in 2015