The plastic bags are now orange instead of pink, but they’ve hung on doorknobs of residences across Hall County in recent weeks asking for the same donations as always: used clothing, kitchenware, electronics, small appliances, shoes, belts and purses.
The goods are ostensibly used to support programs for the homeless and victims of domestic violence, but the presence of the orange bags has reignited hard feelings about the organization behind the collection.
“I would not personally contribute anything to them,” Flowery Branch Police Chief David Spillers told The Times last week.
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