For the past eight years, many generous friends, co-workers, and family members have helped me in collecting food items and basic living essentials for the homeless people of . Each year, we gather donations for about 2 months. After all the donations are in, we get together and spend an entire evening making gift bags for the homeless. We then drive and walk all over the city the next day to hand them out to those in need. If you are interested in contributing or participating in this annual event, there are many ways you can help! You can go out and do a little shopping or pick up a few extra things while you're running your normal errands. Purchase as many items as you like [$.99 Cent Stores and Dollar Tree are great for this!]. Once you have purchased your items to donate, just dro