Dear Editor,
I write to let people know that donations for WISH, the downtown eastside drop-in support centre for survival sex workers, can from now be brought to the Knick Knack Nook.
Bowen Island has been sending donations to WISH since 2009 and they are greatly appreciated. In 2015, the Bowen Island Fibre Arts Guild, under the leadership of Anne-Marie Atherton as a special project, made really beautiful makeup bags for the women who benefit from WISH.
Up until now, The Office at Artisan Square, under Janice Skeels and then Margaret Miller, has generously provided storage space for the donations until the team of drivers could transport them to the city. I am really grateful to them for their help and to the team of women who drive the donations into the city. I am also very grateful to Donna Scorer and the KKN team for finding a space for these donations at the Nook - and I thank everyone who has donated items over the years.
As a reminder, items that can be donated include: women’s clothing, bras, panties, socks, tights, feminine hygiene products, makeup and toiletries, toothbrushes, toothpaste, coats, hats, gloves, umbrellas, walking shoes and boots.
If you have any questions or would like to join the team of drivers to make the drops, please contact me at [email protected].
Susanna Braund
