March 2013
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| Message from Jennifer | 
Dear Friends,
Congratulations on another outstanding year! As this coat drive season comes to a close, it is my pleasure to share the achievements made possible with the support of our enthusiastic and dedicated friends. Here are numbers that warm our hearts and make us smile:
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You and your teams held over 3,000 coat drives with us
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343 new agencies registered to help us distribute coats
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An estimated 555,000 gently used coats were collected and given away
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Generous donations enabled us to purchase and give away over 17,500 brand new children's coats from coast to coast
We will be making the most out of the upcoming warm weather months, too, reviewing our online tools and resources for ways to support even more coat drives across the country. We hope you will visit our website for updates through the months - and again as you plan your next One Warm Coat coat drive. Thank you for working with us this season to warm your community ...one coat at a time.
With deep appreciation,
Jennifer
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| Spotlight on Our Sponsors |
Many generous Sponsors joined us in our work during this coat drive season, offering a combination of financial support, workplace coat drives and expanded friendships. We thought you would enjoy learning about the fun, creative ways they supported One Warm Coat and our shared mission.
- Thanks to our sixth Warm Coats and Warm Hearts national coat drive with partners Good Morning America and Burlington Coat Factory, a total of 157,762 coats have new owners
- Kahlua's generous contribution and Facebook program helped us lift spirits and "Share the Warmth" with many more in need
- Friends of The Container Store helped the company give away 13,999 gently used coats - more than double the number they'd given away during the previous season
- KTVU-TV (San Francisco) kicked off their annual Bay area coat drive on the day after Thanskgiving and, two months later, reported a new KTVU record of over 5,000 gently used coats
- Red Ledge generously donated over 3,000 brand new coats to Hurricane Sandy victims
- Adams & Knight expanded our virtual community by showing us how to get "Snocial" with their virtual snowball fight
- Source4Teachers inspired 5,500 of their teachers to spread the warmth in their communities
- My Coke Rewards contributed to One Warm Coat as their friends traded in their Rewards points in support of our work
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| Getting Organized |
As warm weather returns, the tradition of Spring cleaning and the upcoming celebration of Earth Day offer two great reasons to hold a coat drive! As the kids trade in mittens for baseball gloves and snow boots for sneakers, parents find it convenient to pass along their families' outgrown coats. Many of our friends also find that recycling an unused warm coat fits perfectly into their Earth Day plans to reduce clutter and reuse valuable items. Whatever the weather, whatever the reason, a One Warm Coat drive makes helping others easy in every season!
P.S. Most of our agencies prepare for warm weather activities, too. As you plan spring and summer coat drives, be sure to phone your chosen community agency first, to be sure that they have storage for the coats you collect.
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Special Opportunity for One Warm Coat
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 Our new friends at King's Hawaiian just announced Project Mahalo, to recognize organizations who exemplify "Sharing the Hawaiian Way," and they have chosen One Warm Coat as a featured charity! They're inviting YOU to help them determine which of four organizations best embodies the spirit of giving generously to others, honoring family and community and reflecting the genuine hospitality and graciousness of Hawaii. The winner receives $25,000!!!
With your vote and the votes of your ohana (Hawaiian for "extended family"), One Warm Coat could reach many, many more people with our message about the need for warm coats and how easy it is to solve the problem!
To vote:
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Go to Project Mahalo: http://www.kingshawaiian.com/project-mahalo/
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Find One Warm Coat
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Click "Vote for this Charity"
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Enter your email address and click Submit!
Then, picture yourself wrapped in the warmth of our heartfelt mahalo (Hawaiian for "thank you!") for helping us spread the word and spread the warmth of a warm coat to many more people in need.
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