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To ensure that every child who needs a winter coat receives a new one.

       '08 Final Tally

      10,619

    Grand Total to Date - 19,952!


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2008 - A Record Year!

There are many ways that 2008 will be remembered by our country.  Economically, it was a horrible year.  Many families lost homes and jobs.  In many ways, the success of the Coats for Kids Foundation mirrors that reality.   Never before have we experienced a year like the one just ended.   We have many highlights because of the generosity of hundreds of individuals, the tremendous support of the Combined Federal Campaign, the persistence and faith of many who worked to provide new coats to all the kids at Ball High School in Galveston.

Here are the numbers:

  • Total coats delivered:             10,619
  • Total recipient organizations:  65
  • Total states shipped:               17 plus the District of Columbia
  • Total contributions:                  $118,000
  • 43% of all coats delivered (4558) were distributed in the DC metro region

Coats for Kids is but a vehicle for the generosity of thousands of people to reach out to those less fortunate to say "we care".   We are humbled by that fact.

Now, a new year is here.  The work begins anew.  Outreach to schools intensifies.  A new budget is prepared and a work plan for 2009 put in place.   We cannot and will not rest on past accomplishments for one very simple reason--kids are coming to school without a winter coat.

Most people make their contributions before the holidays, and that is very much appreciated.  Our task now with three more months of winter ahead in many areas is to explore new, creative ways to gain financial support earlier.   We realize, however, that this support must be earned by action.  That is what we intend to do!

 

            

 
Coats Delivered Outside DC Region Must Have Local Fundraising Support

For the past four years, the Coats for Kids Foundation has had significant support that has allowed us to meet the need for winter coats far beyond our immediate area.  In fact, we have delivered coats to 26 states and the District of Columbia!  Almost 7,000 of the 12,000 new coats have been distributed in VA, DC, MD!

Today, we very much want to continue to help groups outside of our area, but our funding sources require us to give a clear, focused  priority to Alexandria, VA and the surrounding DC metropolitan area.

 

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New Order System On-Line

The new order system is on-line and it is different from prior years.  Here's how:

 1.  All coats in the Washington DC metro region (MD, VA, DC) are underwritten by contributions from the Combined Federal Campaign (federal employees via payroll deduction), Kids Helping Kids, Inc., Alexandria, VA, and the Susswein-Gottesman Fund, Alexandria, VA. 

2.  Fundraising will be necessary at the local, community level, to offset CFK's expenses to source and ship the coats outside of the DC metro region.

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About Us

paulcheryl The Coats for Kids Foundation was established in January 2004 as a public, charitable foundation by Paul and Cheryl Darby of Alexandria, VA. It received IRS recognition as a 501(c)(3) in March 2004. The Coats for Kids Foundation mission is “to ensure that every child who needs a winter coat receives a new one.”  

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