Town of Wake Forest issued the following announcement on Sept. 25.
The Wake Forest Parks, Recreation & Cultural Resources (PRCR) Department will accept new and/or clean, gently used coats and jackets throughout October as part of its inaugural “Warm Your Hearts with Coats Drive.”
Coats of all shapes and sizes are welcome and may be dropped off at one of the following PRCR facilities (during normal operating hours):
- Alston-Massenburg Center, 416 N. Taylor St. (Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-8 p.m.; Saturday, 8 a.m.-Noon; closed Sunday)
- Flaherty Park Community Center, 1226 N. White St. (Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-8:30 p.m.; Saturday, 8 a.m.-Noon; closed Sunday)
- Joyner Park Community Center, 701 Harris Road (Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-8:30 p.m.; Saturday, 8 a.m.-Noon; closed Sunday)
All donated coats will be distributed to children and teens in need of a winter jacket on Saturday, Nov. 5, from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. at the Alston-Massenburg Center (AMC). For more information, contact AMC Supervisor James Triplette at 919-554-6189 or jtriplette@wakeforestnc.gov.
Original source can be found here.
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