An estimated 200 people live in woods in Charlotte County. Executive Director of the Charlotte County Homeless Coalition, Connie Thrasher, says that can be tough – especially in the summer time.
“oh my gosh – have you ever camped in the summer – not in Florida.”
So Thrasher says for the last 3 years the Coalition has handed out large sturdy rectangular mosquito nets that can be draped over polls or tree limbs – or placed inside a tent.
“actually the first time we got them it was the suggestion of a homeless person who was very savvy and went on the computer and found a source for them – and we’ve used that source - he said it is just awful to be living outside with the mosquitoes – it’s beyond comprehension”
The fifty nets were donated to the Homeless Coalition – they cost about 17 dollars each. Thrasher says going to a homeless shelter in Charlotte County is not an option – because there aren’t any.
