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November 20, 2008
Florida Catholic long-sleeve shirt campaign to benefit farmworkers.

Florida Catholic seeks shirts for farmworkers

FLORIDA CATHOLIC STAFF REPORT

Published: 02.01.08

Again this Lent, the Florida Catholic is coordinating the statewide collection and distribution of long-sleeve shirts to protect farmworkers from scratches, sunburn, insect bites and exposure to agricultural chemicals in the fields.

For the third annual Long Sleeve Relief drive, the newspaper encourages parishes, schools and faith-formation programs to organize local collections of long-sleeve cotton shirts for men and women as Lenten almsgiving projects. Individual readers also are asked to donate clean, new or used, preferably 100-percent-cotton shirts. The drive will run from Ash Wednesday, Feb. 6, to Holy Thursday, March 20.

Last year, 6,300 shirts were collected across the state and delivered through cooperating rural parishes and outreach centers to needy farmworkers.

Those interested in organizing a local collection may contact Florida Catholic Parish Services Manager Mary St. Pierre at mstpierre@thefloridacatholic.org, making sure to give their names, the names of their organizations and contact information. Local shirt-drive organizers and individual donors may take shirts to one of many drop-off sites throughout the state, including Florida Catholic offices and parishes and outreach centers that serve farmworkers. If the nearest drop-off site is too far away, the Florida Catholic can arrange a pickup or reimburse donors for mailing costs. Drop-off sites are still needed in the Miami area. Updated information on local collections and drop-off sites will be posted at www.thefloridacatholic.org.

Those with questions or concerns may call the Florida Catholic at 407-373-0075 or toll free from outside the Orlando area at 1-888-275-9953.

Please see the Feb. 8-14 issue of the Florida Catholic for an in-depth look at this year’s Long Sleeve Relief campaign.

 

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