FedEx Teams Up with Operation Warm to Give New Coats to Kids

WHO:

Cornell Elementary School

FedEx volunteers

Operation Warm staff

WHAT:

One hundred percent of the students in the Cornell School District receive free or reduced meals. Many of these children are forced to walk to school, even on freezing cold days. And unfortunately, necessities like warm winter clothing can be hard to come by when food, housing, heat and healthcare take priority.

On Wednesday, October 24, FedEx Cares volunteers will visit Cornell Elementary School in Coraopolis to put on a coat giving event for hundreds of kids in need. The joy-filled event will pair volunteers with young students to help them try on, and go home with, a brand new, warm winter coat. The gift of a new coat not only keeps a child warm, but provides a boost in self-esteem and the confidence to get to school on cold and wintry days.

The event is hosted by FedEx through its collaboration with Operation Warm, a national nonprofit dedicated to providing brand new winter coats to children living in low-income and below poverty households. Children are identified by qualification for the federal Free and Reduced Meal (FARM) Program. Cornell Elementary School has 100% of its students living in need.

WHEN:

Wednesday, October 24th

9:00 a.m. -11:30 a.m.

WHERE:

Cornell Elementary School

1099 Maple St. Ext.

Coraopolis, PA 15108