Tie One On for the winter season

St.Clair College staff and students are gearing up for the winter season by wrapping the community up in coats.

The second annual Tie One On campaign is helping the homeless by tying scarves and coats to trees throughout the Windsor-Essex County area. The winter season can be a struggle for the homeless community so St.Clair College staff and students are collecting gently used scarves, hats, gloves and mittens and making them available to those in need. Last year, the campaign collected more than 200 scarves and volunteers were able to fill Dieppe Gardens trees. This year’s goal is to go down Ouellette from Dieppe Gardens and tie scarves on all of the poles.

“The SRC (Student Representative Council) is a location for individuals to drop off scarves, hats and other warm clothing. We are collecting the items for the Tie on One committee.” said Jeff Rousseau, St.Clair College SRC president.

Various companies have partnered with the campaign and drop off locations have been designated across Windsor-Essex County. You can drop off your gently used winter attire at the St.Clair College SRC office, Balance Your Life Yoga Therapy, St. Anne’s High School, Yoga With Lora, Solo Tool And Mold, Chapman Signs and Belle River High School until Nov 10.

“In our community we have people who cannot afford simple winter attire that we often take for granted such as scarves and hats,” said Lora Colautti, owner of Yoga With Lora. “It’s such a small thing we can do to help make others’ lives more comfortable and feel like they are being taken care of.”