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Friday, 28 November 2014
6 Easy Steps to Conduct a Coat Drive
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Here at Middle Sister wines we are doing our part to help people in need stay warm this winter. Our Corks For Coats program is in full swing. Here are 6 easy steps to conduct a coat drive in your neighborhood:

  1. 1. Contact a family, homeless shelter or an agency that will accept your coats before you start your collection.
  2. Remember to ask them:
    • Do you give the coats away free to those in need?
    • How would you get the coats (i.e. would you pick them up or would you want us to drive them over to your center)?
    • Can you give coats to both kids and adults?
    • Is there a limit on how many coats you can accept?
    • Can we mention your name/organization when we tell people about our drive?
  3. 2. Set a date and time that you will drop off your coats.
  4. 3. Find a place that will host your drive like your school or local church.
  5. 4. Advertise it.
    • Get it in the school's morning announcements.
    • Make a Facebook page or group.
    • Ask people to promote it on Twitter.
    • Make your drive a location to check-in on Foursquare.
    • Be sure to include the dates to drop off, where the bins are located, times to drop off your coat, drop off requirements (no kid coats, nothing ripped, etc.), and who the coats will go to.
  6. 5. Officially end the drive by posting the number of donations you collected in the common space where the drive was located. Also put the news on the internet sources you used.
  7. 6. Whether the organization is picking the coats up or you are dropping them off, follow through with donating the coats on the date you agreed on.
  8. Send us pictures from your coat drive and we'll post them on Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest and Twitter!
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Posted on 11/28/2014 2:39 PM by susan lombardi
Comments
10 Dec 2014
Kathy Schnell

I don't get it.  No kid's coats?  Kids need coats every year and poor people can't afford them, often.  Sometimes they outgrow them before they wear them out.  I'd say take the kid's coats, too.