Friday, October 8, 2010

October 8 - One Warm Coat



One Warm Coat started out in 1992 as a Thanksgiving Weekend coat drive in San Francisco.   Since then, more than 1 Million coats have been donated in thousands of local communities across North America. Each coat drive has the same intent -- to collect coats that will be GIVEN to those in need.

One Warm Coat is a national non-profit organization that assists in the donation of coats. We help individuals, groups, companies and organizations across the country collect coats and deliver them to local agencies that distribute them free, to people in need.

Our mission is to ensure that anyone who needs a coat has one. Providing this simple, yet vital, need helps people live productive lives year round. Since inception, more than 750,000 coats have been collected and distributed through One Warm Coat activities.

Many people play a part in One Warm Coat - those who clean their closet to donate coats; those who organize a coat drive in their community; and the volunteers and staff at social service agencies who distribute the coats.

One Warm Coat is a simple, easy way to help those in need within local communities.  One Warm Coat provides tools and resources to help volunteers in the collection of clean, reusable coats for donation to individuals.  One Warm Coat strives to develop and nurture volunteerism in all of us.

Our dream is that One Warm Coat becomes a part of the American lifestyle. When a coat is no longer needed, people will think of One Warm Coat. They will make their donation knowing that children, women and men in need will receive a gift of a warm coat.


Get Involved: 

Donate to One Warm Coat.

Organize a Coat Drive.
We have many free tools and resources on our website to help you create a successful, easy and fun coat drive. 

Find an agency in your area who would benefit from your coat donations. 








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Source:  http://www.onewarmcoat.org/ 

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