News Release
For Immediate Release
Date: November 13, 2014
Contacts: Barbara Blakey, Volunteer & Community Relations Director, 428-6616
Coats for Kids!
The Coats for Kids drive is collecting coats, gently used and new, to get into the hands of families in need – warm winter coats for their children. This is the 23rd annual drive, cosponsored by Dove, Inc., and WAND-TV. We want to make it as easy as possible for people to make a donation of a coat. Coats of all sizes may be dropped off at the following locations, through November 30:
Changing Images Salon and Spa and D&D Custom Woodworking, 1960 S. Taylorville Road, Decatur
Classic Cleaners, 2474 N. Main, Decatur
Corner Cleaning Connection, 1154 E. Prairie Ave., Decatur
CVS, Monroe & Pershing, Eldorado and Fairview, 16th & Cantrell in Decatur
Decatur Earthmover Credit Union 2600 Dividend Dr., 4855 Aldi Dr.,
260 W. Marion Ave in Forsyth
Decatur Public Library, 130 N. Franklin Street, Decatur
Decatur Township, 1620 Taylorville Road, Decatur
GT Church, 500 S. 27th Street, Decatur
Jane’s Cleaners, 664 W. Eldorado, Decatur
Jerger Pediatric Dentistry, P.C., 2101 N. Main, Decatur
Krogers, Airport Plaza, Fairview Plaza, South Shores Plaza, Brettwood
Land of Lincoln Credit Union, East Mound, North Oakland, Aldi Drive Decatur
Longcreek Township, 2610 Salem School road, Longcreek
Macon County Building, 141 S. Main, Decatur
Moweaqua Nursing Home and Retirement Center 525 S. Macon, Moweaqua
Papa Murphy’s Mound and Rt. 51 South
Peerless Cleaners, 519 N. Monroe, Decatur
Pride Cleaners and Launderers, 2553 N. Main, 1804 E. Eldorado, 912 W. Eldorado, 2056 Mt. Zion Road
Regions, 333 E. Pershing, 2340 Mt. Zion Rd., 350 N. Water,1355 W. King, Decatur
Richland Community College, Decatur
Soy Capital Bank and Trust, --560 E. Pershing, 455 N. Main, 4825 US Route 36, 1685 S. Franklin
St. Teresa High School, 2710 N. Water Street, Decatur
Texas Roadhouse, US 51 North, Forsyth
Waite's Cleaners, 1004 S. Main, Decatur,115 Magnolia, Forsyth
Check your closets and consider the good you can do by donating any coats you no longer need. Participating cleaners make sure the coats are ready to be distributed by the participating clothing room. For more information, contact Dove at 428-6616 or at www.doveinc.org.
