Atlanta, GA (1888PressRelease)
November 18, 2008 - Did you know that 90% of homeless adults need a new, warm coat each winter because they have no place to keep one over the summer months? But it's not just homeless people who need our help; thousands of New Yorkers are forced to make a choice between buying a winter coat and putting food on the table, or meeting other basic survival needs.
Each October, Mission Grounds Gourmet Coffee collects nearly 1000 gently used winter coats and distributes them to hundreds of men, women, and children who would otherwise go without. This year on October 29th we delivered the coats as part of our Halloween festival to the Seven Bridges Homeless Shelter in Smyrna enlisting several Brownie Girl Scouts to help.
How You Can Help
Host a Coat Collection - Organize your own coat drive and inspire your coworkers, neighbors, or civic group members to give the gift of warmth this winter.
Donate a coat - See our list of drop-off locations.
Make a financial donation - Providing nearly 10,000 coats each winter, as well as our year-round projects, requires an enormous amount of resources. Your donation will help us ensure that every Atlanta who needs a warm coat this year has one.
Thank you to our Mission Grounds Gourmet Coffee supporters who make the Atlanta Halloween Coat Drive possible. Thanks for your purchase of our gourmet coffee and for your coat donations.
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