How to Help Keep Southern Indiana Youngsters Warm This Winter With Annual Coat-A-Kid Program

'Tis the season for planning/preparing for cold weather, not only for yourself but also for those in our community who need help. This is also the time of year when Don's Dry Cleaning & Laundry announces its annual Coat-a-Kid Campaign.

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The 2024 Coat-a-Kid campaign officially gets underway with a kickoff event at The Dream Center (1516 N. Main Street in Evansville) on Tuesday, October 29th with representatives from Don's Claytons, the Evansville Christian Life Center, and the Evansville Salvation Army.

During the campaign, you'll be able to drop off new or gently used coats at any Don's Claytons location. Once all of the coats have been collected, they will be distributed with the help of the Salvation Army and the Evansville Christian Life Center to children and teens in need throughout Southern Indiana. Organizers say the size coats they need the most are for first to fifth-grade children.

So, look through your closet and pull out any gently used coat that your kid(s) don't wear anymore, or go out and purchase a brand new one, and then drop it off at any of the following Don's Claytons locations. A donation bin will be available at St. Vincent Hospital.

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Don's Dry Cleaning & Laundry Locations

• 8355 Hwy. 66, in Newburgh
• 4319 N. First Avenue in Evansville
• 4600 Bellemeade Avenue in Evansville (Across from the Red Lobster)
• 3309 N. Green River Road in Evansville (At Green River and Lynch Roads, across from the Schnuck’s in Lakeside Commons)
• 518 N. Barker in Evansville (Across from Roger’s School of Hair Design at Mt. Vernon & Barker)
• 225 W. Morgan Avenue in Evansville (Next to Garvin Park and Bosse Field)