Coat Off Your Back Update

Report From the Field:

 

Thank you to Debbie, John, Brian, Elke, Gary and Andy who all picked up/dropped off this week, and Rotary Club of Glenview Noon sorted today. 

This week’s sort yielded 119 winter coats, bringing our three-week total to 281.   I feel like we are pacing behind last year, and last year’s count included ALL coats, not just winter coats. 

We are not counting non-winter coats this year due to time and process constraints.  Non-winter coats and all clothes are being added to inventory at the Deerfield Free Store at Holy Cross for refugee free shopping.

This week’s coats will be distributed on Monday as follows:

  • Connections for the Homeless (95)
  • NEW for 2022: North Shore Helpers (14 new coats) . . . note there are many members of Northbrook Chamber involved with this group which supports women/kids in Englewood.  They only take new items which are distributed at a holiday event at the Primo Center – a shelter for moms and children.
  • Deerfield Free Store (10)

The total distribution so far:

  • World Relief (will split next week’s collection)
  • Stock The Shelves (will split next week’s collection)
  • PADS (they are Deerfield’s recipient, but will get a small number of our coats)

Thanks for everyone’s support!!

Rick

From Mitch:
 
As President of Northbrook Rotary I encourage you to donate your  winter coats that you no longer wear.  Coat Off Your Back, is our service project that provides warm coats for many who can not afford one.
 
As of today, we have collected 281 coats.  There are Rotary drop off barrels at:
  • Sunset Foods
  • North Suburban YMCA Northbrook
  • Village Hall Northbrook
  • Northbrook Library
  • Northbrook Bank and Trust-Shermer Road and Sanders Road locations
  • Sanders Cleaners
  • Waterways Northbrook
  • Covenant Living
  • Orange Theory
You can always bring your coats to our Tuesday Northbrook Rotary lunch meetings and Elke Friedman will collect them.
All coats collected will be distributed to:
Connections for the Homeless,Northshore Helpers,Deerfield Free Store,Refugee One,Ethiopian Community Assoc.,Stock The Shelves,PADS, and World Relief.
Please donate and "spread the word"
Thank You,
President Mitch
847-480-1361
 
 
 
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