Throughout the month of October, Rotaract | SLO is organizing its 5th annual Coats for Kids drive to gather new and gently used coats for children in need throughout the community. Coat collection stations will be set up throughout San Luis Obispo County at local businesses, schools, banks, and churches, and the coats will then be donated to local charities to be distributed throughout the County.
Rotaract | SLO coordinates the Coats for Kids campaign every year during the fall in preparation for the colder winter months ahead. In order to donate your coats, please visit our Facebook page, https://www.facebook.com/C4KSLO, or our website, RotaractSLO.org, for a complete list of drop off locations.
The Coats for Kids drive was started five years ago by Rotaract | SLO members, as they saw the need to keep families on our Central Coast warm throughout the winter months. This year, Rotaract | SLO has set a goal of gathering 1,000 coats.
This coat drive is truly a community wide effort, as dozens of organizations have jumped on board to become drop-off locations in convenient areas where any individual can take part and donate their coats. Meathead Movers, Central Coast Printing, Paul’s Dry Cleaners, and New Times are generous sponsors of this year’s Coats for Kids.
Rotaract | SLO is a community service organization, an affiliate to Rotary International, whose members are young professionals ages 18 to 30. Following their motto of “Service Above Self”, Rotaract | SLO passionately serves their local and international communities.
For more information about Rotaract | SLO, please visit our website, www.rotaractslo.org.