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One Warm Coat Drive Starts in Woodstock
The Woodstock Lions Club will set up a bin at Copper Coin Coffee to collect coats for less fortunate residents Dec. 29 through Jan. 29.
WOODSTOCK, GA -- For the millions of Americans living at or below the poverty line, the ability to purchase a warm coat for the winter months is something they simply can't afford.
That's where the Woodstock Lions Club is stepping in and asking local residents to help close that gap.
The Woodstock Lions Club is collaborating with One Warm Coat to collect clean, gently used warm coats, and monetary donations to support the coat drive program.
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Between Dec. 29 and Jan. 29, 2017, residents can drop off extra coats at Copper Coin Coffee at 400 Chambers Street in downtown Woodstock.
All donated coats will be given to a local agency for distribution to local children and adults in need.
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If you do not have a coat to donate, you can help provide a warmer winter by texting “WARM” to 80100 to donate $10 to One Warm Coat or by visiting www.onewarmcoat.org/donate.
The Lions Club said its goal is to collect 250 coats and $200 during the month-long campaign.
“For more than 20 years we have been working to provide a warm coat to anyone who needs one," said Jennifer Stockard, president and CEO One Warm Coat. "We are so thankful for our many coat drive ambassadors, like Woodstock Lions Club, who volunteer their time, resources and energy to help their neighbors in need. Together, we can reach our goal of warming one million people each winter, one community at a time.”
One Warm Coat is a national nonprofit organization that works to provide a free, warm coat to any person in need and raises awareness of the vital need for warm coats. It supports individuals, groups, companies and organizations across the country by providing the tools and resources needed to hold a successful coat drive. Coats are distributed in the communities where they were collected, to any person in need, without charge, discrimination or obligation.
Since its inception in 1992, One Warm Coat has worked with its volunteers to give away more than four million coats. For more information, visit www.onewarmcoat.org.
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