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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">Some people have asked about the annual
coat drive. Here is the info from Chris Wilson. It is a very
good cause.<br>
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Steve<br>
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On 10/16/12 9:23 AM, Chris Wilson wrote:<br>
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<blockquote cite="mid:20cf30562ed1f3b29204cc2d0f7d@google.com"
type="cite">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. <br>
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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.
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Posted By Chris Wilson to <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://othervoicesfromcharlesvillage.blogspot.com/2012/10/peabody-heights-annual-coat-drive.html">Other
Voices from Charles Village</a> at 10/16/2012 06:23:00 AM </blockquote>
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