Well, our Dec. 2nd deadline for collecting winter coats has come and gone and, still, the coats keep on coming in!! That is truly a wonderful tale of the Christmas spirit.
A good friend of mine, and a former colleague, Harrison Bull, has his whole family involved in collecting warm winter wear. His wife, Carol, has encouraged some of her friends to donate coats to our cause. And then there is his granddaughter, Clare, who has worked with her Mom, Julie, to amass another 20 coats.
All in all, we have collected another 45 to 50 coats over the past two days, enough to make a delivery to a couple more CPS schools who could use the help. We will be delivering the coats to Pickard Elementary and King Elementary on Monday, Dec. 12th.
This is the second consecutive year that Schools Count Corp has run a 'Winter Wear' drive for the Chicago Public School students. It is a tradition we will continue to sponsor in the years to come.
The desire of our charity is to help students, and their families, in a variety of ways that positively impact their overall lives as well as their performance in the classroom. We see the two as inseparable aspects of improving their lot in life.
Again, thanks to one all for being a part of this initiative!
Dick
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