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Church Collecting Socks, Mittens for Homeless

By Submitted Report
The Tube City Almanac
October 15, 2025
Posted in: Announcements

(Photo “Socks at Rest” by Sally Cummings via Flickr, licensed as CC BY-NC-SA 2.0)

St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, 220 Eighth Ave. at Walnut Street, is collecting new, unused socks, hats and mittens for adults to be distributed via local homeless shelters.

Items for “Socktober” are being accepted now through Oct. 31. To donate an item, call Karen at (724) 281-3002.

Originally published October 15, 2025.

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