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Parc Belmar housing complex partners with The Salvation Army to collect clothing and furniture.
By Ron McKinney, Captain
Parc Belmar, a 650-unit housing complex, partnered with the The Salvation Army Denver Adult Rehabilitation Center (ARC) this summer, allowing a clothing and small furniture drive on its property. Parc Belmar is one of three major housing complexes adjacent to the Belmar Shopping Center in Lakewood, Colo.
On Aug. 10-11 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., representatives from the Denver ARC manned a donation truck and an information tent, and accepted donations of clothing, bric-a-brac and small appliances while giving away ARC program brochures, Salvation Army program information and Salvation Army water bottles to all who came by.
At the end of the two-day event, more than 200 residents of the complex donated goods (almost a truck full) and received information about The Salvation Army, especially The Denver ARC program. The management and staff of Parc Belmar were so impressed with the professional management of the event that they vowed to do it again and to call a Salvation Army truck whenever they had a apartment “clean-out.”
Major Erik Hoogstad, Denver ARC administrator, believes that reaching out to the many housing complexes throughout the Metro Denver area as well as the local churches for similar “Fill The Truck” events will not only increase ARC donations but also educate the public about all that the Denver ARC program provides for the community and its clients.
