PUTNAM — The Putnam Lions Club will be collecting for the homeless and less fortunate from 6 to 10 a.m. Oct. 5 at WINY radio station.
Cold weather is coming and living outside can be life threatening.
The donations will go to Daily Bread and TEEG for distribution.
Donations needed: Tarps, sleeping bags, tents, socks, hats, gloves and blankets.
In addition money donations would be appreciated. If you can’t drop it off Oct. 5, please mail a check made out to the Putnam Lions Club and mailed to Putnam Lions, PO Box 535, Putnam, CT 06260.
The Putnam Lions club will also collect donations for the homeless at their monthly Trivia Challenge. On the last Thursday of every month the Lions host a free night of Trivia fun at the Crossings Restaurant  and Brew Pub in Putnam at 7 p.m.

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