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facts verse presents what it means if
you see a scarf tied around a tree in
your city homelessness is a problem all
over the world it's a problem and those
who don't have a home suffer everyday in
areas of the country and all over the
world where the winters are mild the
homeless art has at much risk of
developing frostbite hypothermia or
worse the homeless and leave it areas
where the winters are brutal though are
at risk every day and they're on the
streets in these areas the homeless
shelters fill up quickly when the
shelters are full there's nowhere for
the homeless to go when the weather is
bitterly cold have you ever walked down
the city streets in the middle of winter
to find that there are scarves tied
around the trees and the lampposts you
know what that means if you see a scarf
tied around a tree in your city well the
answer is actually pretty touching and
very beautiful before I tell you though
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there are many people who think that the
scarves are tied around the trees and
posts to make the area look more festive
for the holidays but that's not the case
it's not the local government that's
putting these scarves on trees either
it's the residents of the towns and
cities are doing it some buy new scarves
from the store to hang some use their
old scarves and there are some who go as
far as knitting scarves and wrapping
them around trees and posts and they do
this for the homeless when the
temperature drops it creates a dangerous
situation for people living on the
streets people put these scarves up so
that anyone who's cold can grab one and
use it to keep warm when the temperature
drops below freezing people who live on
the streets need all the insulation they
can get there are people who worry that
a homeless person might see the scarf
and think that it already belongs to
somebody to avoid that type of confusion
they attach messages to the scarves the
message in this photo translates to on
lost please take me with you if you are
cold stay warm
god bless it's obvious that the people
who leave these scarves really do care
about those who are less fortunate than
them they just want to spread holiday
cheer and more importantly holiday
warmth for those who need it the most in
Seymour Indiana there is a group who
makes it their mission to provide enough
scarves for all who need them what are
the project members Elizabeth Salmons
says her group uses their passion for
knitting to make homemade scarves for
the homeless the group meets a few times
a week and they knit and they socialize
when they complete a scarf they put it
in a box and then they start up a new
one like people in other countries they
include a little note with their scarves
each scarf gets the same note that reads
I'm not lost
if you find yourself in the cold take
this to keep warm the ladies in the
group want the people on the streets of
Seymour to know that the scarves are for
them and that there are people looking
out for them when the group first
started putting the scarves on the
streets and posts people who were not
involved with the group followed suit it
didn't take long before people started
taking photos of the scarves and posting
them on Facebook when the photos went
viral more and more people realized what
a great idea this was it's a great way
to help the homeless and it didn't take
much time even people with the busiest
of lives have an extra three seconds in
their day to tie a scarf around a tree
or a post in heavy traffic areas there's
no excuse for not doing your part the
weather may be warm now but in just a
few months it's gonna start getting very
cold outside this is the time right now
that you can take a few minutes out of
your day to help those less fortunate
start collecting those scarves and hats
or start making them if you'd like to
and if everybody did just a little bit
all the homeless people in our cities
would be a bit warmer this winter
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