Gift drive for immigrant families

Local immigrant families will be able to stay safe and warm this holiday season, courtesy of Immigrant Resources and Immediate Support, a non-profit organization serving Skagit and Whatcom counties.

Donations will be used to purchase food, blankets, warm winter clothing and household necessities. Additionally, IRIS will connect each family to a local program providing holiday toys.

Donations can be made online at irisnw.org/donate or mailed to the IRIS Holiday Drive, 1050 Larrabee Avenue, Suite 104, #498, Bellingham, WA 98225. Dec. 15 is the deadline for donations.

For questions, please call Norma Govea Suarez, IRIS executive director, at

360-935-1688. Source: IRIS