Christmas Eve at the Kokomo

On Christmas Eve, I went by the Kokomo Club in downtown Ogden where employees and friends of the bar had been collecting food and supplies for the homeless. That night, they served dinner outside and gave out new blankets, coats and sleeping bags to hundreds of people. Read more about the night here and enjoy the photos below.

Cindy Simone gives Rick Cosner a hug after meeting him in downtown Ogden on Wednesday, Dec. 24, 2014. Cosner was sleeping on the street on Christmas Eve and stopped by the free dinner that Simone put on at the Kokomo Club where he picked up a blanket and a new sleeping bag.
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Throughout December, staff and friends at the Kokomo Club collected supplies for the homeless. On Christmas Eve, they gave out the supplies along with a free dinner in front of the bar on 25th Street in downtown Ogden.
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Bob Dahle and Jackie Tucker (in Santa hats) chat with Benny Tillman, right, after he picked up new blankets and toys for his grandson at the Kokomo Club on Wednesday, Dec. 24, 2014.
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Jody Fuller, right, picks up a blanket and food from Braxton Burnett in downtown Ogden on Wednesday, Dec. 24, 2014. Staff and friends at the Kokomo Club organized a free Christmas Eve dinner in front of the bar and collected thousands of blankets, coats, sleeping bags and other supplies to be given out to the homeless.
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Homeless Outreach Video

I just finished a video on the coordinator of a new homeless outreach program in Weber County as he looked for winter camps and met with local homeless residents. Take a look.

You can read more about the program and see photos from the day here.