STAFFORD, Va. — Did you know just $35 can buy a new warm winter coat for a child?
The Stafford County Fire and Rescue Department has teamed with several area organizations to provide winter coats to children for the upcoming winter season. And, if this winter is anything like the brutal cold and snow that befell us last year and kept children out of school for days on end, they’re going to need them.
“To date, Operation Warm has given new winter coats…throughout America. We invite you to be-come our partner, a hero in your community, and help us ensure that all children feel warm, healthy and valued,” Stafford fire and rescue spokesman Mark Doyle stated in a press release.
The Operation Warm organization aims to provide winter coats for more than 1.7 million children across the U.S. by the end of the year. Doyle said that, locally, the fire department is teaming with the following organizations to help get coats to kids who need them:
Stafford Professional Fire-fighters Association Local 4012
Stafford County Public Schools
Apple Federal Credit Union
The Wawa Foundation
Walmart Stores
“Providing brand new winter coats brings families facing challenges closer to reaching their goal of financial independence. Through community-based partner-ships, Operation Warm provides families with brand new winter coats for their children,” stated Doyle.
