CRESTVIEW — Crestview Area Shelter for the Homeless is accepting donations to purchase a bike for a homeless Crestview veteran.
Anne Sprague, the organization's president, said the bike costs approximately $150.
"He is staying in a tent behind Publix and needs the bike to be able to get to our Helping Hands building behind the First United Methodist Church.
"He needs to come to us to do his laundry and get a shower. He has medical issues: bad knees and hip, along with stomach cancer. He is trying for disability," Sprague said.
If you would like to help, take a donation to Helping Hands, 428 McLaughlin St., Crestview, between 1-4 p.m. Mondays, Wednesdays or Fridays, or contact Sprague at 826-1770 to make other arrangements.
This article originally appeared on Crestview News Bulletin: Homeless coalition collecting bike funds for Crestview veteran