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FALL 2009

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P.O. Box 642850
San Francisco , CA   94164

TOLL FREE 877.663.9276

www.onewarmcoat.org

Our goal is to provide any person in need with a warm coat, free of charge.

Providing this simple, yet vital, need helps people live productive lives year round.

One Warm Coat helps local organizations collect and distribute coats in their own community.

CAN WE REACH 500,000 COATS THIS YEAR?

What a year it is going to be! More and more people are learning how easy it is to help those in need in their community.

We received information for coat drive #100, organized by Grange Supply, Inc. in Issaquah, Washington. They learned about the project thru an internet search.

We have lots of plans and exciting partnerships this year. Stay tuned for the good news!


WHILE YOU ARE AT IT --

Organizing a coat drive helps so many in your community -- here are ways you can help even more:

  • Sort the coats by Men, Women and Children sizes - - some agencies have different facilities for different populations.
  • Encourage "clean, gently used" coats -- while contests can be fun, they can result in coats that are not wearable.
  • Hats, gloves, mittens are also useful -- we had one coat drive that asked for umbrellas!



    • NEWS, PHOTOS + KINDRED SPIRITS --

    We are now blogging several times during the week as there is so much happening.

    Check out the blog for news of coat drives, photos of volunteers and their ideas, and read about "kindred spirits".

    A KINDRED SPIRIT is one who shares beliefs, attitudes, or feelings with another. We have found many people, groups and organizations who share our desire to help those in need.

     Check out One Warm Coat's blog

    TECHNOLOGY HAS MADE OUR GROWTH POSSIBLE.

    One Warm Coat has grown from a coat drive held on one weekend a year in San Francisco to a national project collectingt coats throughout the year.

    We've been able to support the project with a team of part-time staffers and MANY volunteers. Utilizing state- of-the-art technology has made this project possible.

    We receive FREE services from Google, Salesforce, and Virtual Marketing Parnters. Just thought you'd like to know.

    "A small group of thoughtful people could change the world. Indeed, it's the only thing that ever has. " Margaret Mead