Holiday Bed Drive For Kids Returns For 17th Year In The LOTO

A program that most don’t think about or even talk about continues at Lake of the Ozarks for at least the 17^th year…it’s called Homes for the Holidays Bed Drive with kids being the main focus.

Scotty Martin, one of the organizers of the effort, says the need for a bed drive in the lake area is a harsh reality.

“The kids in the area, there’s a large portion that are either sleeping on a couch or may not have a bed of their own, or we’ve got a, we’re sharing a bed. I mean, there’s, there’s any number of things.”

Another organizer, Darreyl Cunningham, says the need for a bed drive in the lake area often gets lost in the shuffle.

“There is such a need in this lake area, people moving in, trying to find work, not having work year round and you don’t think about the necessity of a bed for a kid.”

Slumberland Furniture and Community Bed Builders of Lake of the Ozarks are driving forces behind Homes for the Holidays.

More information about program is available by calling 660-890-5330.