CRESTVIEW — The United Way’s “Coats for Kids at Christmas … Share the Warmth” drive is in full force.
Want to help? Just drop off new or cleaned, gently used coats from now until Dec. 5 at these locations: Bank of America, BB&T, BBVA Compass Banks, Beach Community Banks, Boeing Company, Bounce Party Play Zone at the Santa Rosa Mall, CCB Community Banks, Centennial Bank, CHELCO, Coastal Bank and Trusts, Destin Cleaners, First City Bank, First Service Residential, Hancock Bank, Northwest Florida State College, the Okaloosa School District Office, Okaloosa Sheriff’s Chaplains, all Publixes in Fort Walton Beach, Publix-Crestview, Publix-Destin, Publix-Grand Boulevard, Publix-Niceville, Publix-South Walton, Publix-Watercolor, Regions Banks, Summit Bank, The Arc of the Emerald Coast, Trustmark Banks and Twin Cities Hospital.
Volunteers will pick up and deliver donated coats to Bangkok Cleaners or Destin Cleaners for cleaning. Participating United Way Agencies will distribute the coats to any child at no cost to the family.
A&A Transfer and Storage, Bangkok Cleaners, Destin Cleaners and ResortQuest are collaborators for the event.
Contact the United Way at 243-0315; carolyn@united-way.org; or www.United-Way.org for more information.
This article originally appeared on Crestview News Bulletin: United Way collecting coats for children