[Chat] Fwd: [Other Voices from Charles Village] Peabody Heights Annual Coat Drive

[Stephen J Gewirtz]

Some people have asked about the annual coat drive.  Here is the info 
from Chris Wilson.  It is a very good cause.

Steve

On 10/16/12 9:23 AM, Chris Wilson wrote:
> We are off and running our annual coat drive this year and hope to get 
> more coats for both children and adults this year in order to beat our 
> past records.  This is an opportunity for all to go through their 
> closets and pull out coats that they don't want or need and bring them 
> to The Book Thing at 30th Street and Vineyard Lane so that our friend 
> and neighbor, Ms. Didon Pacher will collect those that can be washed 
> and wash them for us and the others we are working with O.K. Taylor's 
> on 25th Street who give us a special discount to clean them.  Most of 
> the repairs are made by me and those that cannot be repaired by me are 
> done expertly by a local company, opposite the Benefits District 
> office.  After the coats are cleaned and repaired, we then contact the 
> Baltimore City Public Schools and either make deliveries of the coats 
> and/or have them picked up at our home in Charles Village.  Sometimes 
> our living room looks like a warehouse for coats and then children and 
> adults are given, never sold, but given to those who need them. 
> Without all of these people helping us, we cannot succeed, but thanks 
> to their assistance many in our communities are getting freshly 
> cleaned and repaired coats for the winter time.
>
> So remember, Jimmy your 5 year old, or Maria your 11 year old will 
> never be that age again and if they can't fit into those coats, please 
> donate.  We also want to thank "Heart's Place, Inc." for their 
> contribution of coats yesterday that has filled up our back porch with 
> many coats on their way to be washed, dry-cleaned and prepared for 
> this years' use.  Because of the coat drive, we have received clothing 
> that has been donated to the International Rescue Committee, Mercy 
> Hospital and several other institutions. Thanks to all of our friends 
> and neighbors for their help in making this a wonderful project.
>
> --
> Posted By Chris Wilson to Other Voices from Charles Village 
> <http://othervoicesfromcharlesvillage.blogspot.com/2012/10/peabody-heights-annual-coat-drive.html> 
> at 10/16/2012 06:23:00 AM 

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