The Lake Placid community is hosting its annual winter clothing drive held at the Adirondack Community Church on Main Street. The timing could not be more perfect, with snow falling already. The clothing drive provides donated winter wear of all types to local residents who need coats, fleece jackets, underlayers, gloves, mittens, hats, scarves, socks, snow pants, boots, and other articles of outerwear people use in cold weather.
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The handout will be held on November 1st from 5:00-7:00 PM and November 2nd from 9:00-11:00 AM. It is co-chaired by Mrs. Tara Wright, Northwood School’s School Psychologist, and Zach Clark, a resident of Lake Placid. Mrs. Wright has volunteered with the annual drive for the past seven years and said, “Northwood School’s CARE club has been a tremendous help by hanging signs, collecting donations from bins all around town, and then helping to sort the donations.”
“The Lake Placid community is fortunate to have the support of Northwood School and CARE to help facilitate this event,” Wright said. And then she jokingly added, “I really appreciate the collaboration with CARE because it has saved my back.” She is happy to have help from CARE students who are doing a lot of the hard work that goes into carrying, sorting, and organizing the gear to be distributed out into the community. Northwood School’s Black Rock FC soccer club and the Adirondack Sports Council also made two large donations to the event.
While volunteering his time and effort hanging flyers and collecting clothing from around town for the third year, CARE member Griffin Beam ‘25 said, “I think what CARE is doing is very helpful for the community for the upcoming winter season because it is very important that everyone has winter coats to stay warm in the cold weather. It also feels good to know that not only am I supporting the cause but I’m actively helping out with it.”
It’s not too late to donate to this important cause. Collection bins are located around Lake Placid including Mrs. Wright’s office at school. Please consider making a donation which can be monetary or new or gently used clean clothing.
