A Jonesboro food truck is collecting clothing and supplies to help people experiencing homelessness as colder weather sets in.
Hunter’s Loaded Lemonade, a business named in memory of Hunter Johns, is gathering donations of jackets, gloves, blankets, rain ponchos, and similar cold-weather items. The collection effort runs through Dec. 5.
The donated items will be distributed at no charge at Hunter’s Holiday Market, an event taking place on Dec. 5 at Gamble’s Shop Local Park in Jonesboro. According to owner Karleigh Johns, the market will feature more than 70 vendors and 10 food trucks.
“We work in the community, go all around trying to share his name, his legacy, what he lived for,” Johns said, speaking about her late brother, Hunter Johns, who passed away in February 2024.
The timing of the clothing drive follows Jonesboro’s recent enactment of Ordinance 26-038, which prohibits camping in city parks and city-owned parking lots unless specifically designated as campsites. Johns said the colder temperatures and the city’s new restrictions contributed to the planning of this initiative.
“We were just thinking to give out something to the people who don’t have it as good as others and provide them with stuff to stay warm,” she added.
Anyone interested in donating items can contact Hunter’s Loaded Lemonade through Facebook.