FORT WALTON BEACH — The United Way of Okaloosa-Walton Counties and their partners are collecting coats for the annual Coats for Kids at Christmas" program.
Drop off new or gently used coats through Nov. 7 at Bank of America; BB&T; BBVA Compass Banks; Beach Community Banks; Bluewater Fitness; Boeing Company; Bounce Party Play Zone at Santa Rosa Mall; CCB Community Banks; Centennial Bank; CHELCO;, Children’s Place at Silver Sands; Coastal Bank and Trusts; Covenant Hospice; Destin Cleaners; Eglin Chapel; Eglin Federal Credit Unions; First City Bank; First Service Residential; French Laundry; Gold’s Gyms in Fort Walton Beach and Destin; Hancock Bank; Horizons; MITRE Corporation; Northwest Florida State College; Okaloosa School District Office; Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office chaplains; all Publix grocery stores in Crestview, Fort Walton Beach, Destin, Niceville and South Walton; Regions Banks; Summit Bank; Trustmark Banks; and Twin Cities Hospital.
Volunteers will pick up and deliver donated coats to Bangkok Cleaners, The French Laundry or Destin Cleaners for cleaning. Participating United Way agencies will distribute the coats to any child at no cost to the family.
For more information, please contact the United Way at 243-0315; events@united-way.org or www.United-Way.org.
Last year Coats for Kids at Christmas volunteers distributed more than 2,000 coats to families in Okaloosa and Walton counties.
This article originally appeared on Crestview News Bulletin: United Way’s Coats for Kids at Christmas gets underway