Sertoma winter coat drive barrels in Carson City, Carson Valley brim over with donations
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Thu, 12/10/2020 - 1:45pm
Event Date:
Repeats every week until Sun Jan 31 2021 .
December 10, 2020 (All day)
December 17, 2020 (All day)
December 24, 2020 (All day)
December 31, 2020 (All day)
January 7, 2021 (All day)
January 14, 2021 (All day)
January 21, 2021 (All day)
January 28, 2021 (All day)
The Sertoma Coat Drive is in full operation for its fourth year of collecting and distributing clothing to the people in the community who are without warm outerwear. With 19 blue barrels in Carson Valley and 7 in Carson City, everyone who wants to donate new and gently used coats, blankets, and warm outerwear is finding a donation spot.
Individuals and groups are discovering creative ways to make their contributions. As of Dec. 4, more than 1,000 coats have been donated.
“We really didn’t know what to expect in the way of contributions in 2020. Carson City and Douglas County residents have always been generous with their donations,” says Eileen Behr, Sertoma Coat Drive co-chair. “Last year we collected and distributed 2000 coats and a total of 5503 warm items.
This year, we hope people cleaned out their closets during the quarantine and are just waiting to give us their coats, sweaters, knit hats, and gloves. New socks are always needed. I know that our barrel hosting locations are eager to participate this year and some new locations reached out to us asking if they could get involved. This has become a great all- community event.”
The ladies of the Carson City Senior Center donated close to a hundred knitted and crocheted hats that they made during the summer. Pau-Wa-Lu Middle School in Gardnerville and Harrah’s in Lake Tahoe are holding their own in-house coat drives and giving the donations to the Sertoma Coat Drive for distribution.
Many coats in the donation barrels are new with tags showing that people are picking up an extra coat or two for donation while they are doing their Christmas shopping. Financial donations are also welcome to allow the Coat Drive committee to buy additional items.
All donations go to organizations and agencies in Carson City and Douglas counties that distribute to those in need. The organizations that are receiving coats, jackets, hats, gloves, socks, and blankets from the Coat Drive are seeing an uptick in families and individuals who need their help. The list of organizations that are receiving the donations are on the Carson Valley Sertoma website.
The Sertoma Coat Drive continues through Jan. 31. The barrel locations in Carson City are Guild Mortgage, Trader Joe’s, Carson City Library, Carson City Senior Center, Tractor Supply Co, Benson Feed & Tack, and 7-11 on Hwy 50. For Carson Valley locations and more information go to the Sertoma website, www.CarsonValleySertoma.org or email sertomacvnv@gmail.com.
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