The Salvation Army, Children’s Hospital of Illinois, and WEEK TV are sponsoring the 26th annual Coats for Kids program to make sure that every child in our community has a winter coat this season. Used or new coats in children’s and young adult sizes are now being collected and cleaned until December 3. Over 31,400 coats have been collected, cleaned and given out to area children in need. Applications and coat distribution will be done at The Salvation Army’s Sylvia Fites Family Service Center at 417 N.E. Jefferson St.
Distribution of the coats will begin Monday, November 7 until all the coats are distributed.

Coats can be dropped off at all area Jim Maloof Realty locations, various OSF medical offices and Outpatient Centers in the Tri-County, and American Family Insurance outlets. Other locations include Alexander Financial Services in Washington, WEEK TV and the Northwoods Mall.

Special collection events will be held on Monday, November 21 from 6-8 pm at the Great Hall in the Peoria Civic Center, during the annual Santa Claus Parade on November 25, and on Saturday, December 3rd at the Peoria Rivermen Hockey game.

For more information contact Rich Draeger at 655-1348. For barrel locations and program information, please contact The Sylvia Fites Family Services Center, 655-7272.