i support opsafewinter

Contents:
### 1. What is #OPSafeWinter and Why I created this paste
### 2. List of hand out items
### 3. Ideas for acquiring handout items or funds to purchase items
### 4. Links to bulk items to order online

######### 1. What is #OPSafeWinter and Why I created this paste #########
.. #OPSafeWinter paste/message http://pastebin.com/Hp772vVW
.. Twitter: @OPSafeWinter
.. Why I Created this paste : I'm 100% behind this. There are some people organizing around their compassion for others and trying to motivate everyone to pull together any bit of support you can for our human race. There is not one reason I can think, to not get involved in this.. no matter how large or small.
Its really easy to do.. even just spreading the word, is doing something.
Its as simple as going through your house and pulling together items you may no longer need, or feel someone can use more than you.. mostly weather items, hats, scarves, gloves, blankets, jackets.. also cold care, cough drops, tea bags.. canned food.. and find someone in your community that will appreciate your help this year.
If you want to take it a step further.. you can take up a fundraiser with your friends, family, co-workers, and purchase bulk items to hand out through your local shelter or just walk around your community and hand them out.
No matter how big or small the contribution.. people will appreciate your support this winter.. no matter by choice or by chance.. our houseless communities are people that deserve to be remembered, and will appreciate any support you're able to give.
I encourage all of you to consider at least one item in your home that you can go without, so that someone else can have just a little more that they need. I created this paste to specifically shoot out ideas to highlight items & ways to acquire them, to hopefully motivate everyone I make contact with, to get involved.

######### 2. List of hand out items #########
.. Clothing/Warmth: Blankets, Emergency Blankets, Hats, Gloves, Scarves, Rain Ponchos, Hand warmers
.. Cold Care: Vitamin C tablets/drops, EmergenC tablets, AlkaSeltzer, Cough drops/lozenges, Cold remedy medicine
.. Food: VitaminC water additive, energy/protein bars, Pedialyte for hydration, Tea bags & Instant soup pouches (any coffee shop/gas station usually has hot water, cups are easy to get free),
   Burritos/Sandwiches are cheap/easy to hand out
   Burrito recipe online that yields ~100 http://t.co/kEjYqsq8aX (can be altered for vegetarian/vegan)

######### 3. Ideas to acquire handout items or funds to purchase items #########
.. For a great value on cheap multi-pack socks & gloves, check a local swap meet (IE. Laney in Oakland) to avoid big box retailers
.. Make an attempt to ask your big box retailer for a donation of miss-mate/broken packages of socks that they can't sell
.. If purchasing items in bulk to hand out, it never hurts to ask for a "bulk sale" discount to make your $ stretch further
.. Take up a collection of funds at your family gatherings & work parties .. use it to purchase some bulk items to pass out
.. Try for a straight donation from stores, if you're lucky. Sometimes if you fill out a form they will do that

######### 4. Links to bulk items to order online #########

Vitamin C supplement Drops, 30-ct packs, $12/case (12packs per case @ $1 a pack)
http://www.dollartree.com/health-beauty/cough-cold-flu/Assured-Vitamin-C-Supplement-Drops-30-ct-Packs/591c595c595p321666/index.pro

Ricola Natural cough drops, bag of 21drops, $133.20/case (72 bags @ $1.75 ea)
http://www.dollargeneral.com/product/index.jsp?productId=12547550

Fleece Blankets 50"x60" - $99.36/case (24 pieces @ $4.14ea)
http://www.alltimetrading.com/p-130926/wholesale-bulk-fleece-blanket-50x60-9-assorted-colors.html?gclid=CIu3ls79g7sCFcU5Qgod93EAwQ

Adult Rain Poncho - $115.20/case (144 pieces @ $.80ea)
http://www.alltimetrading.com/p-172843/wholesale-bulk-adult-rain-poncho.html

Fleece Lined Hats - $140.40/case (180 pieces @ $.78ea)
http://www.alltimetrading.com/p-167634/wholesale-bulk-mens-fleece-lined-hat.html

Magic Wool Gloves - $140.40/case (180 pieces @ $.78ea)
http://www.alltimetrading.com/p-266/wholesale-bulk-excell-magic-wool-gloves.html

Hot Hands Handwarmers to put inside gloves/shoes $23.99/case (40 Pairs per case) + free shipping
http://www.dealscube.com/detail.asp?id=28937&gclid=CL-Mp7KYhLsCFdKEfgod3k0Abw#page=description

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Feel free to utilize this paste of ideas and/or search/make your own.
If you think up more items, have better ideas for acquiring them, or find a better deal on purchasing items, please feel free to reach me to add/update >> Twitter: @worthoftheworld  Email: [email protected]
And as always, be it by chance or by choice, our houseless communities don't deserve to be forgotten.

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Personal Note:
#RIPN0mad ~ Being that my brother Patrick was on the streets for a minimum of 4 years, and died in his sleep, while outside in a tent this year.. I'm a big supporter of this effort and I encourage all of you to consider at least one item in your home that you can go without, so that someone else can have just a little more that they need.