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 with Luke Dillon's assistance we 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 because there are so many of them. After we complete this process of cleaning and repairing the coats, they 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 this yearyour 5 year old son, 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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