VANCOUVER - For the sixth consecutive year, City of Vancouver Fire Department firefighters are collecting coats for needy people. The drop-off site is at Westside Fire House, 400 E. 37th St. (adjacent to the Safeway store on Main). This year they are also seeking donations of blankets.
According to Capt. Duane Schuman, the city firefighters want clean, usable coats in all sizes, and notes that children's coats are in greatest demand. During a typical day running emergency calls, firefighters meet people who need warm coats and can't afford them, Schuman adds.
"Anybody who wants to donate a coat or blanket can bring it by the station," he urges. Drop-off times are every day of the week, from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. through Jan. 1.
Last year this firefighter-led community project collected over 3,000 coats for needy people. In 2004, the first year of this effort, they collected 700 coats. Leftover coats and blankets will be delivered to local shelters, schools and the YWCA in January.
Westside Fire House proudly serves the following City of Vancouver neighborhoods: Rose Village, Shumway, Carter Park, Lincoln, West Minnehaha and Northwest.
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