The 2009 recipient team for "Open Your Heart ... Open Your Closet ... Open Your Cupboard" Delray Beach's annual clothing drive: from left to right, United Storage Manager Alvise Russomanno; Redlands Christian Migrant Associations Guadalupe Ruiz and Kina Macedo; National Church of God's Millie Edwards, Deacon Ben Brewer and Elder Joe Williams.

Delray Beach with help from the Downtown Marketing Cooperative held the annual "Open Your Heart ... Open Your Closet ... Open Your Cupboard" community clothing drive from May 18 to 31. Today, members of the Caring Kitchen, Redlands Christian Migrant Association, National Church of God and Our Lady Queen of Peace Church, all located in Delray Beach, picked up the goods collected by area residents during the drive.

Father Carlos Anklan of Our Lady Queen of Peace Church at 9600 W. Atlantic Ave. said the clothing his church collected will go straight to migrant workers.

"We're looking for migrant worker clothing," Anklan said.

Millie Edwards, 71, collected and transported goods for the National Church of God in Delray Beach.

"We share these goods with the community and the Caring Kitchen," Edwards said.

Kina Macedo and Guadalupe Ruiz collected goods for the Redlands Christian Migrant Association.

"We're really after long sleeve shirts, work shoes, anything that can protect migrant workers from the elements while they're working in the fields," Macedo said.

United Storage at 2512 N. Federal Highway in Delray Beach donated a 10-by-10-foot storage space that was filled with the goods in May,

"It's a wonderful thing," Manager Alvise Russomanno said.

For more information on the clothing drive contact the Downtown Marketing Cooperative at 561-279-1380, ext. 17.

Macedo and Ruiz load the goods into the association's van.

The storage bin halfway through the distribution.

Millie Edwards leads Deacon Ben Brewer to a trailer full of goods for National Church of God and the Caring Kitchen.