THIS STORY OF WARMTH. THIS IS MICHELLE. SO I STARTED MANY YEARS AGO THROUGH THE SCHOOL SYSTEM WITH JUST COATS AND HATS AND SHOES AND BACKPACKS FOR KIDS. AND THEN IT JUST EXPANDED FROM THERE. SHE HAS TWO JOBS, BUT IN HER SPARE TIME, SHE GIVES BACK TO THOSE WHO NEED IT THE MOST. THIS ONE IS MORE BLANKETS. THIS ONE I THINK, WAS SOME CHILDREN’S CLOTHING, ESPECIALLY ON WEEKS LIKE THIS WITH BELOW FREEZING TEMPS. LAST NIGHT I THINK IT WAS 234 MILES I PUT ON MY VEHICLE. IT’S SOMETHING SHE’S DONE FOR THREE DECADES. SHE GOES AROUND THE STILLWATER AND GUTHRIE COMMUNITIES LOOKING TO SPREAD THE LOVE BY SPREADING THE WARMTH TO OUR HOMELESS POPULATION. WE HAVE SOME FOOD IN THE CAR RIGHT NOW, LOTS OF BLANKETS, COATS, SOME JEANS, HEAVIER CLOTHING, HOT HANDS. SHE SAYS THE WHY IS BIGGER THAN HER. A LOT OF THEM. IT TAKES A WHILE FOR THEM TO GAIN TRUST AND LEARN TO RESPECT US AND KNOW THAT OUR INTENTIONS ARE ALL GOOD. A MAN SHE JUST RECENTLY HELPED DAVID. WE MET DAVID THANKSGIVING DAY OUT HERE UNDER THE BRIDGE. I STAYED UNDER A LOT OF BRIDGES AND THERE DEPRESSING HARD TIMES LANDED DAVID ON THE STREETS. ENDED UP NO JOB, NO MONEY. THIS IS WHERE HE GOT OUT OF THE ELEMENTS. NO PLACE TO GO. NO FAMILY. OFTENTIMES, WE END UP TAKING SOME OF THEM HOME WITH US AFTER WE BUILD A RELATIONSHIP WITH THEM. THEY MAY STAY WITH US FOR A LITTLE WHILE UNTIL THEY ARE ABLE TO GET THEIR IDS, GET A JOB, GET A VEHICLE. THAT’S THE PROBLEM WITH BEING HOMELESS. ONCE YOU’RE OUT THERE, IT’S HARD TO GET BACK TO SOCIETY AND TRY TO GET A JOB AND OR EVEN HAVE PEOPLE TRUST YOU. BUT THAT ALL CHANGED WHEN HE MET MICHELLE. SO I WAS THANKFUL THAT THEY CAME AND GAVE ME, LIKE GAVE ME AN OPPORTUNITY TO TO WORK AND GET ON MY FEET. NOW DAVID HAS A ROOF OVER HIS HEAD, A JOB AND A SUPPORT SYSTEM, ALL BECAUSE OF THE WOMAN WHO CAME KNOCKING ON HIS TENT ONE COLD WINTER NIGHT. NOBODY’S DOING IT FOR ANY GLORY. IT’S JUST TO HELP THOSE THAT NEED IT. BECAUSE SHE SAYS YOU NEVER KNOW WHOSE LIFE YOU COULD SAVE. THANKFUL. JUST THANKFUL THAT MAYBE IF I CAN GET OUT, SOMEBODY ELSE CAN. SO. AND THERE’S PEOPLE LIKE THAT THAT HELP. SO. GREAT. SO I’M VERY
News We Love: Woman has helped unhoused Oklahomans stay warm in winter for 3 decades
Michelle has two jobs, but in her spare time, she gives back to those who need it the most
Updated: 5:22 AM CST Jan 11, 2025
An Oklahoma woman made it her mission to make sure everyone stays warm as brutal temperatures continue across Oklahoma.See the story in the video aboveMichelle Moorman has two jobs, but in her spare time, she gives back to those who need it the most. She loads up her car and delivers essentials to those in need, especially on weeks like this with below-freezing temperatures. “I started many years ago through the school system with coats and hats and shoes and backpacks for kids, and then it expanded from there,” Moorman said. “This one is more blankets. This one I think was some children’s clothing.” This is something she has done for three decades. She goes around the Stillwater and Guthrie communities looking to spread the love by helping unhoused Oklahomans stay warm. “Last night, I think it was 234 miles I put on my vehicle just basically around Stillwater and then back this direction,” Moorman said. “We have some food in the car, lots of blankets, coats, some jeans, heavier clothing, hot hands, hand warmers.”But she said the reason she helps out is bigger than she is. “A lot of them, it takes a while for them to gain trust and learn to respect us and know our intentions are good,” Moorman said. Moorman helped a man named David on Thanksgiving Day who used to be unhoused. He landed on the streets after going through hard times. “Ended up no job, no money, no place to go, no family,” David said. “That’s the problem with being homeless. Once you’re out there, it’s hard to get back to society and try to get a job or have people trust you.”But that all changed when he met Moorman. “I’m thankful that they came and gave me blankets and gave me the opportunity to work and get on my feet. Kind of blessed me, you know?” David said. Now, David has a roof over his head, a job and a support system. He did all of this with the help of Moorman, who came knocking on his tent one cold winter night. “Nobody is doing it for any glory. It’s just to help those that need it,” Moorman said. Moorman said she does the work because you never know whose life you could save. “Just thankful. If I can get out, somebody else can, and there’s people that’ll help. So, I’m very thankful,” David said.
An Oklahoma woman made it her mission to make sure everyone stays warm as brutal temperatures continue across Oklahoma.
See the story in the video above
Michelle Moorman has two jobs, but in her spare time, she gives back to those who need it the most. She loads up her car and delivers essentials to those in need, especially on weeks like this with below-freezing temperatures.
“I started many years ago through the school system with coats and hats and shoes and backpacks for kids, and then it expanded from there,” Moorman said. “This one is more blankets. This one I think was some children’s clothing.”
This is something she has done for three decades. She goes around the Stillwater and Guthrie communities looking to spread the love by helping unhoused Oklahomans stay warm.
“Last night, I think it was 234 miles I put on my vehicle just basically around Stillwater and then back this direction,” Moorman said. “We have some food in the car, lots of blankets, coats, some jeans, heavier clothing, hot hands, hand warmers.”
But she said the reason she helps out is bigger than she is.
“A lot of them, it takes a while for them to gain trust and learn to respect us and know our intentions are good,” Moorman said.
Moorman helped a man named David on Thanksgiving Day who used to be unhoused. He landed on the streets after going through hard times.
“Ended up no job, no money, no place to go, no family,” David said. “That’s the problem with being homeless. Once you’re out there, it’s hard to get back to society and try to get a job or have people trust you.”
But that all changed when he met Moorman.
“I’m thankful that they came and gave me blankets and gave me the opportunity to work and get on my feet. Kind of blessed me, you know?” David said.
Now, David has a roof over his head, a job and a support system. He did all of this with the help of Moorman, who came knocking on his tent one cold winter night.
“Nobody is doing it for any glory. It’s just to help those that need it,” Moorman said.
Moorman said she does the work because you never know whose life you could save.
“Just thankful. If I can get out, somebody else can, and there’s people that’ll help. So, I’m very thankful,” David said.
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