Magic of Lights at the Cuyahoga County Fairground runs from November 24 – January 2. Over a million dazzling lights and even more magical memories!
Every Thursday is Coats for Kids day with a portion of all carload tickets used on Thursdays benefiting Coats for Kids. Tickets are good any day, and the lines are much shorter on Thursdays, so buy your ticket now, then plan to go on a Thursday to support Coats for Kids!
Nov 15 – Dec 11, participating Northeast Ohio area Chick-fil-A restaurants will donate 100% of the proceeds of every chocolate chunk cookie (including 6-packs) purchased to Coats for Kids. Place your contactless order through the Chick-fil-A App, then swing by a participating Chick-fil-A to pick up your treat. It’s the little things that can make a big difference.
Receive a coupon for a FREE full-service wash on a future visit (valued at $22!) when you donate a new or like-new winter coat until Jan. 3!
Cleveland-area Waterway Carwash locations:
Aurora: 7010 N. Aurora Rd.
Hudson: 5611 Darrow Rd.
Pepper Pike: 30299 Chagrin Blvd.
Through November 30, stop by any northern Ohio Discount Drug Mart and buy a paper coat to support the 2021 Coats for Kids campaign!
Paper coats are on sale at the check-outs for $1. In return, you’ll get a coupon for $1 off Energizer batteries good through the end of this year.
We’re very grateful to the Burger family (Sandi Szalkowski Burger) of North Royalton who have supported our organization in different ways for many years.
On Sat., 9/4, they hosted their 9th Annual B.P.S Invitational golf outing at Royal Crest Golf Club, Inc., collecting coat donations & raising more than $1800 for CFK Cleveland! Plans are in the works for a larger outing next year so stay tuned…
Coats for Kids is excited to announce our partnership with Mr. Hero restaurants. From September 2021 through April 2022, 72 Northeast Ohio Mr. Hero locations will be collecting donations for Coats for Kids in their front counter donation boxes. Stop by your local Mr. Hero today for the taste you crave and make a donation to help us continue to fulfill our mission to provide new or like-new winter coats to children (ages 0 – 18) in need in northeast Ohio. 100% of the proceeds collected will go directly to Coats for Kids – Cleveland.
Coats for Kids has been spreading warmth to kids in northeast Ohio since 1981. In 2021 we celebrate our 40th anniversary! After 40 years, Coat for Kids has undoubtedly made an impact on our community with hundreds of thousands of new and like-new winter coats distributed throughout northeast Ohio. Join us in celebrating our 40th anniversary by giving the gift of a warm winter coat.
A huge thank you to The Mike Trivisonno Show and everyone who played a role in coordinating Triv’s Big Give that took place Monday, August 9, 2021 on Newsradio WTAM 1100! Donations from the following businesses and foundations, as well as many individuals, resulted in more than $204,000 being raised for Coats for Kids!
Thank you to the following businesses and foundations for their generous monetary donations and to the many individuals who made cash or online donations!
For the past 36 years, the Tour of Good Cheer has brought the spirit of Christmas and goodwill to over 100,000 underserved individuals and families within the greater Cleveland area on the Saturday before Christmas. Founded by Dick Clough, the Tour stops at 10 local agencies sharing essential items such as warm coats, scarves, gloves, various clothing items and much, much more.
In 2020, Coats for Kids partnered with the Tour, providing over 300 winter coats for distribution to the Cleveland community. Recently, Dick stopped by our Coats for Kids warehouse to present us with plaques showing their appreciation.
For more than three decades, the reach of the Tour has continued to grow in partnership with the Cleveland Police Athletic League. Coats for Kids looks forward to partnering with the Tour again in 2021. To learn more, visit www.facebook.com/TourOfGoodCheer.
Coats for Kids’ Executive Director Debbie Martinko (right) is with Beaumont Senior Lydia Gattozzi.
Beaumont School Senior Lydia Gattozzi completed her “Points for Coats” fundraiser for Coats for Kids earlier this spring.
The final fundraising tally has now revealed that Lydia raised a grand total of just under $3,400!
Lydia, one of Beaumont’s leading basketball scorers, attained an outstanding 383 points during the regular and post-season. For her “Points for Coats” campaign, contributors made pledges for each point scored or flat donations to reach the $3,400.
Coats for Kids thanks the amazing athlete and human that is Lydia Gattozzi from the bottom of our hearts, and wishes you all the best next year at Canisius College.
We are so grateful for our long-time supporters Winking Lizard Tavern and their 2020 Beer Tourists. They recently contributed $3,200 to our organization. Rather than taking a jacket at the end of the Tour of Beers, some tourists elected to contribute to us. Thank you again for this amazing gift! The Winking Lizard has made an annual donation in conjunction with its World Tour of Beers for 10 years in a row, amounting to just shy of $57,000 contributed to Coats for Kids over the decade.
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