Sandia Donates 200+ Coats To Northern California Fire Victims

LIVERMORE, CA – Employees of Sandia National Laboratories in Livermore shared the warmth of the holiday season -- literally -- with a massive donation of more than 200 coats to residents of Northern California, who are still adjusting to life after the recent devastating wildfires and may lack such necessities as the cold months approach.

As part of the Sandia Gives campaign, Krissy Galbraith, from Sandia’s California Communications group, spearheaded the effort, her sixth annual coat drive at Sandia and her 12th overall on behalf of One Warm Coat, a San Francisco-based nonprofit that provides those in need with free warm coats.

“We decided to donate the coats collected from this year’s One Warm Coat drive to residents in Northern California,” Galbraith said. “The devastation of last month’s fire really hit close to home, and it was obvious that our neighbors would greatly need the donated coats.”

In addition to coats, Sandia/California employees donated hats, scarves, blankets and bedspreads during this year’s Sandia Gives drive.

Nonprofit organizations register with One Warm Coat, and this year, Sandia’s contributions to One Warm Coat will be distributed by Redwood Gospel Mission in Santa Rosa during its Thanksgiving event, which is expected to host up to 5,000 people.

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PHOTOS: Krissy Galbraith delivers more than 200 coats to Redwood Gospel Mission in Santa Rosa, California; Galbraith led the One Warm Coat drive at Sandia/California. Courtesy of Sandia.