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News10 Coats for Kids
Winter Coat Drive

It's time again when News10, Swansons Cleaners, Gottschalks, and the Salvation Army ask for your help in keeping families warm this winter by donating to News10's Coats for Kids. It's easy…just clean out those closets and donate new or gently used coats to our program! We do accept coats of all sizes. Thanks to your generosity, we have collected and distributed over 400,000 coats to childen and families in need over the past 17 years. This year, our goal is to collect 30,000 coats. There are many ways you can help out from donating a coat, to taking donations yourself, holding an event where you collect coats, making a monetary donation, and volunteering your time. Take a minute to check out all the great ways our community is helping us make sure we help keep families warm this winter. Sign up your school or business now and start collecting for News10's Coats for Kids!

	Coat Donations
	Hundreds of Northern California schools, businesses and organizations are helping News10 collect new and used coats. Click above for a complete list of locations.

	Become a Donation Point
	It's easy to make your school, business or organization a collection point for coats. Just click above for complete instructions and materials.

	Great Deals
	Dozens of businesses are offering special deals for coat donations. Check them out by clicking above.

	Events Where You Can Donate
	Click above to see a list of fun events where you can donate. Also, if you have a special community event where you'll be collecting coats, click above to let us know about it.

	See The Polar Express in 3D at the Esquire IMAX Theatre
	On Thursday, December 4th, you can see The Polar Express in 3D for FREE simply by donating to News10 Coats for Kids. Click above for more details.

	Coats and Sushi!
	Mikuni has joined News10's Coats for Kids! Click above to see how you can keep kids warm this winter... simply by eating sushi!

	Coats and Basketball!
	The Sacramento Kings have joined News10's Coats for Kids as a collection point. Click above for all the details.

	Downloadable Artwork
	Click above for signs and posters to publicize News10 Coats for Kids. Just print these files on a color printer.

	Money Donations
	Click above for information for making monetary donations.

	Distribution Day
	Click above to find out when and where the coats will be distributed.

	Volunteers Needed
	Volunteers are needed to help process, organize and distribute the coats. If you're interested, contact the Salvation Army. Click above for a list of phone numbers.

	Frequently Asked Questions
	Click above to get answers to questions often asked about News10 Coats for Kids.

	Guidelines
	Click above for promotional guidelines for using the News10 Coats for Kids brand and logo.

	For More Information
	Click above if you still need information about News10 Coats for Kids.

	Coat Photo Gallery
	Download photos of your school or business as you collect coats for News10’s Coats for Kids!! Click above to share your pictures of your piles of coats.