Hygiene Pantry Drive comes to Bradford County next week

Kendall LeValley
·2 min read

BRADFORD COUNTY, Pa. (WETM) – The volunteer team for the Community Hygiene Pantry in Bradford County will hold a Spring Supply Drive next week to collect supplies for the pantry.

The drive will begin on Sunday, April 21, and will continue until Sunday, April 28, to collect items for the three pantries, made from repurposed dressers, in Bradford County. The pantries provide free hygiene and personal care products for those who are in need.

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<em>Photo courtesy of Reform Congress: Liz Terwilliger restocking the original hygiene pantry.</em>
Photo courtesy of Reform Congress: Liz Terwilliger restocking the original hygiene pantry.

Collection boxes for the drive can be found at participating businesses and organizations in Bradford County. A list of these places can be found below:

Wysox

  • The Hair Mill

  • Pipher’s Diner

Wyalusing

  • Helping Hands Food Pantry

Towanda

  • the YMCA

Troy

  • Endless Mountains Brace and Mobility

Athens

  • Mad Hatter Café and Tea Garden

Sayre

  • Sam’s Bar and Grill

  • Friendship Star Quilt Shop

  • Sayre Health Care Center

  • Sayre Personal Care Home

  • Sayre Memory Care Home

  • CVS Distribution Center

If you’re interested in donating to the drive, pantry volunteers are collecting the following items to stock the pantries: shampoo, toothpaste, toothbrushes, deodorant, shaving supplies, combs, feminine hygiene products, diapers and depends.

The Community Hygiene Pantry began in the spring of 2021 and is maintained, cleaned and repaired when needed by volunteers, and stocked with donations by community members.

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The pantries are located at the Helping Hands Food Pantry in Wyalusing, the YMCA in Towanda and, beginning on April 28, in front of Friendship Star Quilt Shop. The third pantry is currently located behind Mad Hatters.

The pantries are outdoors so that they may be accessed at any time by those in need and those who are looking to drop off items to donate.

If you’re interested in learning more about the drive or the pantry itself, you can visit the group on Facebook.

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