AUTUMN WISH LIST NEW ITEMS NEEDED: Socks Reusable water bottles Sunscreen, toothpaste, deodorant, chapstick Paper products for the office GENTLY-USED ITEMS NEEDED: Men’s shoes or boots (sizes 8-12) Men’s jackets (sizes L, XL, XXL) Women’s jackets (sizes M, L, XL) Hats or beanies Blankets Gloves ASK A VENDOR THIS COLUMN IS A PLACE FOR DENVER VOICE VENDORS TO RESPOND TO QUESTIONS FROM OUR READERS AND STAFF. Q What is your favorite autumn memory? A RAELENE JOHNSON When I was younger, I would love to go into the woods and play in the colorful leaves. I also would climb trees to look at the colors from the treetops. My sister and I loved to gather piles of leaves and jump in them. We also loved collecting the leaves and making pictures with them. Fall is always a beautiful time of the year! JERRY ROSEN My favorite autumn memory is seeing the beautiful fall colors on the East Coast. The colors are really beautiful, with orange, red, and purple. Autumn is when the weather gets cooler. It is my favorite time of year. REA BROWN My fondest fun in fall I fail to find the first flowing frenzy of it all for sure the fantastic 24 or more flies or soars on floors twice as tall though fading walls fence my ALL to recall I will say it was that day fraught with unbelievable awe I promised I would never forget the events and the things I saw sleep walking in wonderland with a band of friends and no law the lightest night or dimmest day no finer sight to look away flanked by feelings of disobey yet to make time stand still I could pray to stay spellbound and amazed with my fella’s from crate plays and bad fades repeating don’t focus on the fire face even if the moon took His place it’s to far for your eyes to chase the eclipse. But that might not have been Autumn JOHN ALEXANDER DENVERVOICE.ORG/VENDOR-NEEDS Drop-offs are accepted Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. or schedule a drop-off by emailing program@denvervoice.org. My favorite autumn memory each year is literally every day of the entire season. Like today, which is part of a new month that is already half over. Summer is gone, and in a matter of days – a few weeks at most – the colder weather will be here. When the cold does arrive, it will take us all into the reality experienced by many of the homeless, who will be trying to keep warm, wishing for warmer clothes they don’t have, living in tents and make-shift beds to sleep in on the ground, out in the cold, etc., etc., etc. But today is another beautiful day, and then, as is the case right now, I will have the memories of all the people enjoying this day. What do YOU want to ask? If you have a question or issue you would like vendors to discuss, please email community@denvervoice.org. October 2021 DENVER VOICE 5
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