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On Halloween Day, October 31st, 2020 the Rotary Club of Norfolk Sunrise (RCNS) held our annual Coats for Kids event at the First Baptist Church in Simcoe.  RCNS advertising and 'passing the word' requesting donations was very successful as approximately 425 coats and items of warm clothing were collected and dry cleaned by our key partner Peerless Cleaners; and Cathy Maxwell and her team of Langton Knitters created and donated over 325 knitted items! We were able to distribute approximately 150 coats and items of warm clothing plus lots of knitted goods to the folks who visited our event, but the number of visitors was lower than in previous years (perhaps due to COVID-19 concerns or our message didn't get out to as many folks). | ||
We had plenty of 'overflow' items that were distributed to organizations that expressed prior interest - the Norfolk Pregnancy Centre, the Woman's Shelter, the Salvation Army in Simcoe, Value Village in Brantford, and John Wallace's Pond Inlet project in Nunavut.
Thanks to ALL the RCNS volunteers who helped make this event possible and help keep kids warm this winter: Bettyann & Lisa Carty, Cathy Harrop, Nancy Sherwin, Lucine McKay, Steve & Jane Malo, Marjorie & Jim Dawson, Paul Zorad, Pete Wheatley, Andy Kooistra, AND Dave Bradshaw.