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.
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Posted By Chris Wilson to Other Voices from Charles Village
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at 10/16/2012 06:23:00 AM
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