Coat drive collections help many families in the area

It will be a warmer winter for many area families this year! The 17th annual Community Coat Drive was a wonderful success with over 500 coats collected locally and 344 coats distributed at three sites, Salnave Elementary, Westwood Middle School and Feed Cheney. Additionally, 100 coats were distributed at Sunset Elementary School from Coats 4 Kids. All of the coats not distributed were donated to the Cheney Community Clothing Exchange.

First of all, thanks to the local Kiwanis who did all of the transporting of coats to and from the cleaners and to and from the collection sites. Thanks also to...