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By Charlotte Hopkins

During a time when families are struggling, volunteers from Calvary Chapel South Pittsburgh (CCSP) Church in West Elizabeth has stepped up to help them with the ‘Blessing Warehouse’. They have collected basic care items including clothes, shoes, coats/jackets, and blankets, along with select furniture and much-needed houseware items. They are then given to families who are in search of necessities. Whether they are seeking clothes, a dresser, a few kitchen items, or if they are victims of flooding or a housefire and have lost everything, no family is turned away. There is no application process or income requirement to be eligible for assistance.

Volunteers Lisa Sobeck and Mark Rickard sorting clothes that will be passed out to others as a blessing.

Lorraine Pilon beamed as she talked about how fulfilling it is to volunteer with the Blessing Warehouse. “In this life, we all are touching one another, our beings, our spirits we're all one, we are all touching one another,” said Pilon. “And we gain from the people who come here. We have a homeless outreach also. We gain from them, their stories we get to share with them. We share the Lord's work. We share the Lord's word. You just go home from these things, from meeting the people, filled with how blessed and how fortunate you are but what a blessing it is to mix with others. It is much a blessing to us as it is to the people who come here.” Their Homeless Outreach program delivers items to the homeless in Pittsburgh.

They are currently accepting donations of any kind. Men's clothes are always in high demand. They also collect donations of book bags and school supplies all year round that they pass out to children in local communities returning to school in August. Donations can be delivered to the Blessing Warehouse, located at 812 Sixth Street, in West Elizabeth, during their hours of operation, every other Saturday from 9 AM – 11 AM.  Volunteer, Mark Rickard, stated simply, “It's all about helping people, and by serving others, we are serving the Lord.”

Anyone with specific requests or looking for further information can contact the Blessing Warehouse by calling CCSP at 412-656-1304.

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