TEWKSBURY, Mass. — Caring Partners recently kicked off its 20th annual Coats for Kids winter coat drive, sponsored by Anton’s Cleaners and Jordan’s Furniture. The drive will run through Jan. 10. Coats for Kids is New England’s largest coat drive: more than 848,000 coats have been gathered since the program began.
“Coats for Kids offers an incredible opportunity for schools, local businesses and community organizations to collaborate on an activity that benefits those in need,” says Arthur C. Anton Jr., COO of Anton’s Cleaners. “Anton’s Cleaners is proud to be celebrating two decades of service in partnership with local businesses and organizations, and to help make winter a little warmer for children, teens and adults in Eastern Massachusetts and Southern New Hampshire.”
Participating schools, companies and organizations collect good-quality, warm winter coats and bring them to any of Anton’s Cleaners’ 42 locations or one of the five Jordan’s Furniture stores. Once collected and cleaned, coats are distributed free of charge through organizations such as BU Medical Center Outreach Van Project, Catholic Charities, Community Giving Tree, Salvation Army, and many more.
Last year’s drive collected 52,621 coats, with Anton’s donating more than $10,000 in cleaning services.
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