Wednesday Winter Coat Drive To Benefit Afghan Refugees Staying At Quantico

COLUMBIA, MD — Donations of winter coats to be given to Afghan refugees at the Marine Corps Base Quantico are being accepted Wednesday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at EJM Dental Studios located at 10840 Little Patuxent Parkway, Unit 401. Coats for babies, toddlers, youth and adults are needed.

Dr. Elsie Joel-Morse and her mother Sucilla Joel have teamed up to spearhead the coat drive along with international recording artists and national talent winners Bernadette and Winston Charles of The Seabrook Seventh-day Adventist Church; Rocky Twyman, founder of the Pandemic Comforters and member of the Rockville SDA congregation; and Pastor Sifa Potauine with The Beltsville SDA Church. As a thank you to donors, the Charles' might perform during the drive, organizers say.