What a great wrap up to the 2021 Coats for Kids Cleveland campaign! Thanks to a generous donation from the Ganley Auto Group, the 450+ students at Cleveland’s Buhrer Dual Language School received brand new winter coats last week. Special thanks to Buhrer principal Michele Sanchez and Say Yes Family Support Specialist Alexandra Mora, as well as school staff and students for welcoming the Ganley team members who volunteered, along with Munch Bishop & CFK staff to their outstanding school!
Thank you to everyone who attended the movie event at The Lorain Palace Theatre to view the beautifully remastered “On Any Sunday” as part of the 50th anniversary. Hosted by Billy Morris, a portion of the ticket sales went to benefit Coats for Kids. We are grateful to accept $760 raised from ticket sales and generous cash donations from a few of the attendees. Plus, many brought winter coats to donate!
Thank you for your #CookiesForKids purchase. You all must really like Chocolate Chunk Cookies, because your purchases helped us raise $44,623 to keep children warm this winter! Shout out to the Parma Chick-fil-A whose location was the top seller of cookies during the campaign.
The money raised has already purchased coats for every student at Mary B. Martin school in Cleveland. Plus, Chick-fil-A treated the whole school to lunch and a fun visit from the Santa Cow. Another school event is in the works to bring more warm coats, delicious Chick-fil-A, big smiles and warm hearts!
Coats for Kids is feeling grateful this holiday season for the generosity of our partners Chick-fil-A and Rockport Ready Mix!
With money raised from the Cookies for a Cause program at participating northeast Ohio Chick-fil-A locations, every student at Mary B. Martin School received a new winter coat. Local Chick-fil-A restaurants (Harvard, Solon, Parma, Beachwood, Willoughby and Mentor) provided lunch for students and staff!! Possibly the most exciting part of the day was a visit from the Santa Cow!
As part of the Rockport Ready Mix Gift of Giving program, over 500 new winter coats were given to students in kindergarten through 8th grade at Artemus Ward School. The Gift of Giving is a program created by Rockport Ready Mix and geared toward giving back in various ways throughout greater Cleveland.
We would also like to thank all our volunteers, along with the staff and students at each of these wonderful events. We couldn’t have made this happen without you!
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.
