Photo courtesy of Meredith Village Savings Bank

Meredith Village Savings Bank is requesting newly handmade or store-bought mittens, hats, gloves and scarves for their annual Mitten Tree drive, now through Dec. 31. The Mitten Tree drive awards $2 for every item collected. This year’s dollar contribution is designated for Boulder Point Veteran Housing. 

Newly handmade or store-bought mittens, hats, gloves and scarves can be dropped off at MVSB branch locations. Non-profits in need of mittens, hats, gloves and scarves should contact the Bank office closest to them. A complete list of offices and hours are available at mvsb.com.   

“The Mitten Tree is an annual holiday tradition we’ve proudly hosted since 1979,” MVSB President Rick Wyman said in a statement. “We’re excited to contribute to Boulder Point, a permanent housing facility, for vulnerable, low-income, disabled and homeless veterans.”  

Boulder Point, a Harbor Homes veterans housing facility located in Plymouth, offers twenty-five one-bedroom apartments to veterans experiencing homelessness, as well as five affordable (unsubsidized) two-bedroom apartments. It offers permanent housing to the area’s most vulnerable, low-income, disabled and homeless veterans. Harbor Homes is based in Nashua and serves low-income individuals and families who are homeless, at risk of homelessness, or living with mental illness and other disabilities.