WCSH, Portland ME - The
Bangor Police Department Facebook page has gained national attention.
Now the department has used it to reach out to help the community.
After
hearing the Bangor Area Homeless Shelter was in need of supplies in
preparation for winter, the department's weekly 'Got Warrants' Facebook
post asked their nearly 178,000 followers to send in sleeping bags.
The response: an outpouring of donations coming from all over the U.S.
"It's
been a really good turnout and I think and they're still coming in. I
know Bangor PD showed up today with four or five more sleeping bags.
They're coming from as far away as Alabama,” Boyd Kronholm, Executive
Director of the Bangor Area Homeless Shelter said.
The post claims Winterport Boot Shop provided 24 pairs of winter boots and Wigwam sent 200 pairs of socks.
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