WINNEMUCCA -The Humboldt Hospital Auxiliary will host its first "Klothes for Kids" event-just in time for the start of school.
On Saturday, Aug. 11, and Saturday, Aug. 18, the Poke N' Peek Thrift Shop is giving away "klothes" for free to area students.
Area families are invited to stop by on either day to choose one coat, one shirt/blouse, one pair of pants and one pair of shoes for each student in their family at no charge.
"We'll keep going until all our supplies are gone," said Joe McIntyre, president of the Humboldt Hospital Auxiliary and chairman of the Poke N' Peek Thrift Shop.
"This is one way we can help area kids start out the school year right. And if you have
clothing donations to make, now's the time! Help us help area families in need."
The freebie event is the brainchild of Poke N' Peek Vice Chairman Joe Gough. "We were just trying to come up with a way that we could help some of these kids," said Gough. "It's so tough these days to take care of a family. This was definitely one way we could help them out."
The Poke N' Peek is the sole source of income for the Humboldt Hospital Auxiliary, an all-volunteer organization whose members are distinguished by their pink coats.
The "pink ladies" and their gentlemen counterparts provide service in the various departments at Humboldt General Hospital as well as at the Poke N' Peek where volunteers sort, price, display and sell clothing, toys, books and household items.
With its profits from the thrift shop, the Auxiliary is able to purchase equipment for Humboldt General Hospital. Plus, the Poke & Peek donates clothing and other goods during emergencies, such as fires and auto wrecks, as well as aids the Winnemucca Ministerial Association by providing clothing and household items to the needy and clothing to the residents of Harmony Manor and newborns at Humboldt General Hospital.
The store is open from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesdays and from noon to 4 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays. Donations are gladly accepted during the store's hours of operation. A drop-box is also located to the west of the store entrance for after-hours donations.
For more information, please call the Poke N' Peek Thrift Shop at (775) 623-2076.
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