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Haverhill’s Universalist Unitarian Church is gearing up for winter by calling for volunteers to help run its overnight Warming Center.
Orientation for volunteers will be held at the church Wednesday, Nov. 12, from 7-9 p.m. at 15 Kenoza Ave.
The warming center will be open 9 p.m. to 7 a.m. on nights when temperatures are forecast to be below 25 degrees Fahrenheit. The center will offer hot beverages and snacks, but not sleeping accommodations. Shifts run three hours and two volunteers are needed each shift.
The warming center served an average of 24 guests a night and opened 31 nights last winter. A total of 64 volunteers helped last year including local elected officials and nonprofit leaders.
Devan M. Ferreira can be contacted with questions by emailing [email protected]. Cash contributions to help with supplies and the cost of a paid security guard can be made on the church’s website, UUHaverhill.org.