Wenatchee’s Make A Difference Day: Coats For Kids Drive Details

Saturday, October 25th, is the 35th Annual Make A Difference Day in Wenatchee.  The concept of a day of community service and volunteerism has always been well supported here.

An easy project to support on Make A Difference Day is the Coats For Kids Drive.  Townsquare Media radio station personalities and our staff will be taking donations of  new and gently used clean coats, hats and gloves in the Albertson's parking lot in Wenatchee (located at 1128 N. Miller St., Wenatchee).

A drive-through drop-off for donations or a cash contribution will be open between 10am and 2pm.  Volunteers from Serve Wenatchee will distribute all donations to kids in need in the Wenatchee, Eastmont, and Orondo school districts.

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Serve Wenatchee Executive Director Mike Malmin says school liaisons in the classrooms have requests for about 1,000 coats this year, an indicator of the difficult times many families are facing, according to Malmin.

The requests come from the school district liaisons who know the needs of individual students in each classroom.  There is a real demand for boys' jackets in the older middle school and high school student age ranges.

Our Townsquare Media partners on Coats For Kids are Apple Valley Honda and the Wenatchee World.

At Townsquare Media, we are encouraging you to get involved in a community project.

Make a Difference Day was created by USA Weekend magazine, a sister publication to USA Today, as a way to encourage community involvement and volunteerism.  The fourth Saturday in October is set aside each year as Make a Difference Day.

The Greater Wenatchee Area has been recognized for the levels of participation, earning 9 national awards, including top honors for the first Make A Difference Day in 1992.