ROCKINGHAM COUNTY, VA (Rocktown Now) — A charitable Blanket Drive kicks off this weekend to help those in need in the Harrisonburg and Rockingham County areas stay warm as temperatures drop.

Coordinator Bucky Berry recalls being moved to act after witnessing locals sleeping on sidewalks and in the bays of a city car wash.

“These blankets are going to be for people in Harrisonburg who can’t afford heat, homeless people, people in Broadway, and Timberville. Wherever people need blankets, we’re going to get them to them,” Berry says.

Starting this Sunday, Berry says blankets will be accepted at over 30 drop-off locations including area fire stations, the Harrisonburg Electric Commission, Master Car Wash, and L and S Diner.

Donations will be collected through January 7th and then delivered to the Salvation Army of Harrisonburg and Rockingham County for distribution.