Services are often duplicated, he said. I think that's a lot of what Billy Graham does, he brings people together. He just stimulates that. The Love in Action Project, which is scheduled to be announced in about 600 Jacksonville area church bulletins on Aug. 6, involves distributing more than 10,000 bags of items to homeless shelters in Duval, Baker, Clay, Nassau and St. Johns counties. Organizers are praying that families, Sunday school classes and others will volunteer to purchase items to fill the bags.
Donations are welcome and needed.
It's a great summertime activity. Filled bags will be collected from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sept. 23 and Oct. 7 at the same locations. Organizers are still trying to establish pickup and dropoff sites for surrounding counties. Bus transportation to Alltel Stadium is being lined up for the area's shelters. Area shelter officials are thrilled that the homeless will be a part of the crusade.