What is the Jacket Project?

Well last year after and inspirational message from Pastor Matt Brown of Sandals Church in Riverside, he challenged the whole congregation to leave their shoes at the altar so that the homeless community could enjoy some new shoes that winter. It was an awesome challenge! After service that day, the church had raised a few hundred pairs. It was quite the sight, the whole front of the stage was covered in shoes.

Well this challenged me to see how I could raise some comfort for the homeless. I personally have always had a heart for the homeless community and desired to help them more than just throwing my spare change to them on the side of the freeway. My brain started storming with ideas. As co-owner of Thresh Hold Climbing Gym in Riverside I try to honor God in as many ways as possible and thought a homeless outreach would be great.

After much conversation and thought, It finally came to me, Jackets! We can raise Jackets and we did! Last year Thresh Hold, Air1 Radio, and Sandals Church raised over 2000 jackets in a little less than a month.

This year we are doing it again and Revive Lounge is a headlining sponsor. We are airing over 100 commercials on Air1 starting November 23rd and will be collecting jackets at Thresh Hold in Riverside until December 12th! On Saturday December 12th we will be offering FREE climbing all day for anyone that brings a jacket. Air1 will be there giving out great prize packs, we will have BBQ, and free climbing lessons all day.

Revive Lounge will be there showing our face to the community and raising awareness to our cause. Please come and bring a jacket, any jacket, old, new, ugly, smelly, or really cool. But keep in mind, just because they’re homeless doesn’t mean they don’t have style!

Important Information:

• Drop Off Address – Thresh Hold – 2111 Iowa Ave Unit A Riverside CA, 91730
• Drop off anyjacket between November 23rd – December 12th 10-10PM
• Kick off event with FREE climbing on Sat Dec 12th  10-2PM

Here is a little video we made from last year.

Jacket Project – Warm the Homeless from Brady Bluhm on Vimeo.