Vermont Mercy Associates and Sisters participate in annual COTS Walk

On a rainy and chilly Sunday, May 4, 2024, Mercy Associates, Sisters, and friends participated in the annual COTS walk in Burlington, Vermont, surpassing their fundraising goal of $3,000.

COTS, formerly known as the Committee on Temporary Shelter, was established with the involvement of Sister of Mercy Lucille Bonvoulour. Since 1988, every year around 2,000 walkers of all ages from businesses, schools, religious organizations, and neighborhoods come together to participate. Walkers follow a 3.6-mile route through downtown Burlington visiting some of the shelters and facilities that COTS operates. At this event, COTS seeks to illustrate the path a person experiencing homelessness might take when utilizing COTS services to educate our community about homelessness in our region.