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November 24, 2011

Salvation Army calls for used coats

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OKLAHOMA CITY — The Salvation Army Central Oklahoma Area Command is  encouraging citizens throughout the Central Oklahoma area to clean out their closets and donate their gently used coats to The Salvation Army to give to those in need.

 To date, only two racks of coats remain, yet more and more families are requesting warm winter coats. Every year, The Salvation Army hands out  several thousand coats to individuals and children who would otherwise go without.

“It’s already getting cold, and our supply of coats is running dangerously low,” said Social Services Director Ashley Jones. “We also need donations of scarves, hats and gloves. Children’s coats are especially needed right now.”

District 2 County Commissioner Brian Maughan announced a county-wide coat drive to help collect gently used items for the needy. Maughan said that for the first time, volunteers would distribute fliers in Oklahoma County neighborhoods asking for donations to the coat drive, and would return to pick up the items.

“We saw a special need this year, since the drive had traditionally relied on large donations at special Thunder games, and that apparently won’t take place in 2011,” Maughan said. He said his office and the South Oklahoma City Rotary Club had become involved in the drive in recent  years, but that their combined efforts for 2011 would be much larger.

“We will also have drop boxes in place so Oklahoma County residents can drop off donated coats at convenient locations,” Maughan said. “We know how generous Oklahomans can be, given the opportunity to help a neighbor.”

Maughan said volunteers would soon begin delivering coat drive fliers to neighborhoods. Anyone wishing to donate items or place a drop box in a public location can also call 713-1502, Maughan’s office, or email him at brian@okcounty.org.

Coats can also be dropped off at The Salvation Army, 501 S. Harvey, or at the following metro-area locations:

• The Edmond Sun, 123 S. Broadway

• Brian’s Automotive Services, 1324 S. Kelly, Edmond

• Wegener Group, 5100 N. Brookline, Suite 300

• Excel Cleaners, 8900 S. Pennsylvania

• Crossroads Mall

• Earlywine YMCA, 11801 S. May

• Greenbriar YMCA, 1500 Kingsridge Dr.

• Red Cup, 3122 N. Classen

• Jeff’s Café, 3401 N. Classen

• Downtown Oklahoma City Library

• Oklahoma County Courthouse, 320 Robert S. Kerr

• Oklahoma County Social Services, 7401 N.E. 23

• Swadleys BBQ at 7156 N.W. 80th, 2233 W. Memorial and in Quail Springs Mall

• Terry Neese Personnel, 2709 W. I-44 Service Road

• OSU Extension, 930 N. Portland

• Grill on the Hill, 324 S.W. 25th

• Best Cleaners locations

• Claire Bridge Southwest OKC Alzheimer’s & Dementia Care, 10001 S. May Ave.

• Nichols Hills Cleaners locations.

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