Coat & food drives part of auto retail's holiday givebacks
The charitable work in auto retail during the holidays continues, this time with a food drive and efforts to provide those in need with winter coats.
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The charitable work in auto retail during the holidays continues, this time with a food drive and efforts to provide those in need with winter coats.
Grants to New York organizations assist in bringing meals and winter coats, as well as support literacy.
/PRNewswire/ -- Over $100,000 has been pledged by local automobile dealers across metro New York to provide children with brand-new warm coats this winter....
>> o'donnell: for more than 20 years now operation warm has been providing coats, shoes and more for families in need nationwide. tonight, cbs's nikki battiste shows us how this special organization marked a major milestone. >> reporter: these may look like or not r ordinary boxes but what's inside is extraordinary -- hundreds of free coats for children in need. >> a tag line has become "more than a coat." we're really providing emotional warmth. >> reporter: the "we" is operation warm started by dick sanford 28 years ago here in pennsylvania. >> i noticed half a dozen children waiting for a s...
Missoula's Franklin School was recently just gifted almost 300 new coats for the students from FedEx and Operation Warm.