Charity Coat Drive For Casa Pacifica A Resounding Success

The Third Annual Coats for Casa charity coat drive at Three Springs Park in Westlake Village on January 19th was a huge success. Privately hosted by Lydia Gable with Prudential Realty and Rick Winters of Winters Financial, the event included 20 tons of snow to entertain the kids and their families, free cold and hot coffee drinks and smoothies, plus an arts and crafts area.

More than 1,000 community donations of warm clothing including coats, sweaters, mittens, scarves and sweatshirts were collected, far surpassing the previous year's collection of approximately 650.

All the donated items were delivered Tuesday, January 22nd, to Casa Pacifica, a Camarillo-based residential treatment center serving abused and neglected children, adolescents and families.

Casa Pacifica's Chief Advancement Officer Vicki Murphy was ecstatic at the huge volume of donations. "To have a variety of clothing to choose from is a big deal and is something we take for granted, but our kids here don't always have that luxury. For them to be able to take two or three items will be an enormous boost to their self-esteem. To go to school, you want to have things the other kids have."

Murphy continues, "These are beautiful... we are so grateful for all that you have done. And the third annual, it's just growing like wildfire. On behalf of all the families who can really, really use these coats and sweaters, we thank you oh so very much."

About Casa Pacifica

Headquartered on a rural 24-acre campus five miles from the Pacific Ocean, Casa Pacifica serves abused and neglected children and adolescents, and those with severe emotional, social, behavioral, and mental health challenges. Their primary service area is California’s Central Coast, but referrals come from all over.  They provide a comprehensive array of state-of-the-art services to meet the varied and complex needs of children, youth and emerging adults.