We’ve been fortunate in early November with several warm days, but the cold weather will get here. The Lowell Transitional Living Center, “the Shelter” on Middlesex Street, needs $45,000 to cover costs for its expanded winter shelter program when the facility takes in as many as 50 more people each night, according to Jen Myers in the Sun last Monday. To contribute, contact Executive Director David McCloskey at 978-458-9888, ext. 20, or write to the LTLC at 189 Middlesex St., Lowell, MA 01852.