Coat Drives Bring Warmth To Needy

BrocktonPost
BROCKTON--Crescent Credit Union along with Anton’s Cleaners and Dermody’s Cleaners to collect and clean 626 winter coats collected in braches and stores in Brockton and Norwell--all of which were delivered to non-profit community organizations.
"The success of the coat drive is a testament to the compassion of our community, said Crescent Credit Union President Robert Gustafson in a prepared statement.
“We were able to surpass last year’s collection total due to the tremendous generosity of our friends, neighbors, members and employees," he said.
The 626 coats collected this year exceeds the 559 coats collected in 2009, the inaugural year of Crescent Credit Union’s annual winter coat drive.
In Brockton and Norwell, Crescent branches collected coat donations in partnership with Anton's Cleaners, who cleaned the coats at no charge and distributed them via BU Medical Center's Outreach Van, Catholic Charities, Community Giving Tree, Cradles to Crayons, Massachusetts Coalition for the Homeless, MASSCAP, The Salvation Army, and many more.
In Taunton, Crescent branches collected coat donations in partnership with Dermody's Cleaners, who cleaned the coats free of charge and delivered them to the St. Vincent de Paul Society Center for distribution to the needy.
The coat drive began in mid-October and wrapped up Saturday, January 8. An announcement of the success of the coat drive was released earlier this month.