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Union Gospel Mission to Host 17th Annual Operation Overcoat Street Fair

September 20, 2017

Union Gospel Mission to Host 17th Annual Operation Overcoat Street Fair 
Event Provides Clothing, Food and More for Homeless 

Portland, Ore., - On Saturday, September 30 from 10:00 a.m. -- 2:00 p.m., Union Gospel Mission will be hosting the Mission's 17th Annual Operation Overcoat street fair, a clothing and food give away for people who are homeless or in need. This event is free and open to anyone in need. 

Union Gospel Mission will be blocking off NW Third Avenue between Burnside and Couch Streets and blocking off Couch Street between Third and Fourth Avenues for the Operation Overcoat event. At the event, guests will have access to free clothing, boots, shoes, sleeping bags, blankets, hygiene items and more. The barbeque meal will be hamburgers, hot dogs, potato salad, chips and soda. In addition to the clothing and the meal, there will be live music and free dental care in the Medical Teams International mobile dental van, free haircuts and free bibles. 

Union Gospel Mission is seeking donations of new or gently used sleeping bags, boots, new socks and underwear. Union Gospel Mission has open volunteer positions for this event. People interested in volunteering can contact the Mission at 503-274-4483 or via email to [email protected] 

At last year's Operation Overcoat, Union Gospel Mission provided over 3,000 articles of clothing and 1,200 barbeque meals. 

To support Operation Overcoat, donations can be made online at www.ugmportland.org or call 503-274-4483. Items may be purchased via Union Gospel Mission's Amazon Wish List at http://a.co/bpG7Ap2 

About Union Gospel Mission: Union Gospel Mission's purpose is "Feeding the hungry, restoring the addict and loving our neighbor." Union Gospel Mission has been serving Portland since 1927. Union Gospel Mission provides meals and care for the homeless, and operates LifeChange -- a transformative recovery program for men, women and children. Contact Union Gospel Mission at 503-274-4483 or ugmportland.org and @ugmpdx. 

 

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