[Durham INC] Welcome Baby Hosting 10th Annual Winter Coat Drive

[Jones, Henry R.]

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NEWS RELEASE
For Immediate Release                                          Date: 11/08/22
Contact: Public Information Office                   Phone: (919) 560-0000/Fax: (919) 560-0020
E-mail: publicinformationoffice at dconc.gov<mailto:publicinformationoffice at dconc.gov>

Welcome Baby Hosting 10th Annual Winter Coat Drive

Donations of new and gently used coats accepted at Durham Extension, DCo Library locations until Jan. 6, 2023

Durham, N.C. - Welcome Baby is hosting its milestone 10th annual coat drive and has set the goal of collecting and distributing 400 coats to our youngest County residents free of charge. The Welcome Baby Team asks Durham County community members to donate gently used and new children's coats in sizes newborn to 8 years. This year's event will continue from now until January 6, 2023.

Donated coats should be freshly washed and dried before dropping them off at one of the following collection locations:


  *   Durham County Cooperative Extension (Welcome Baby office): 721 Foster St.
  *   Durham County North Regional Library: 221 Milton Rd.
  *   Durham County South Regional Library: 4505 S. Alston Ave.
  *   Durham County Southwest Regional Library: 3605 Shannon Rd.
  *   Durham County East Regional Library: 211 Lick Creek Ln.
  *   Durham County Bragtown Branch Library: 3200 Dearborn Dr.
  *   Durham County Main Library: 300 N. Roxboro Rd.

Collection times at DCo Library locations are determined by the hours each location operates, which can be found at www.durhamcountylibrary.org<http://www.durhamcountylibrary.org>. Items can be dropped off at the Welcome Baby Program location Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. until 5 p.m.

Welcome Baby, a program of the Durham County Cooperative Extension supported by funds from Durham County Government and Durham's Partnership for Children a Smart Start Initiative, works to provide clothing, diapers, car seats, cribs, and educational classes. The program services almost 2,000 families a year in the Durham area with children under the age of five.

"Please help us celebrate Welcome Baby's 10th year coat drive anniversary. We are so grateful for the continued support from the wonderful community which enabled us to distribute an average of 300 children's coats per winter and countless gloves, hats, and scarves" said Patience Mukelabai, Welcome Baby Program Coordinator

Learn more at www.welcomebaby.org<http://www.welcomebaby.org> or follow on Instagram<http://www.instagram.com/welcomebabydurham> and Facebook<http://www.facebook.com/welcomebabydurham>.

If community members or organizations would like to partner with Welcome Baby to host a mini coat drive or establish a drop-off location, or get information about Welcome Baby, contact Welcome Baby at 919-560-7319 or at ckriley at dconc.gov<mailto:ckriley at dconc.gov>.


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