{"id":3823,"date":"2017-10-27T22:29:41","date_gmt":"2017-10-28T02:29:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.organizedinteriors.com\/blog\/?p=3823"},"modified":"2019-10-26T00:35:25","modified_gmt":"2019-10-26T04:35:25","slug":"winter-coat-drive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.organizedinteriors.com\/blog\/winter-coat-drive\/","title":{"rendered":"Organized Interiors Participating in the 2017 Winter Coat Drive"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3837 size-full lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.organizedinteriors.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Blog-Image-100.jpg\" alt=\"winter coat drive\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.organizedinteriors.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Blog-Image-100.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.organizedinteriors.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Blog-Image-100-300x200.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 600px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 600\/400;\" \/><br \/>\nHaving enough warm winter clothing becomes especially concerning around this time of year and into the winter. We\u2019ve had some especially frigid winters in Ontario in recent years, which places extra emphasis on the need for warm winter clothing for children.<\/p>\n<p>The Children\u2019s Breakfast Club began their Winter Coat Drive in 2014 to address the need of getting warm winter clothing to those who need it. Organized Interiors is proud to once again be participating with them in their 2017 Winter Coat Drive.<\/p>\n<h3>About The Children\u2019s Breakfast Club<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/breakfastclubs.ca\">The Children\u2019s Breakfast Club<\/a> is a\u00a0non-profit charitable organization that began in 1984. They believe every child is entitled to a nutritious breakfast and currently have more than 20 clubs in the Greater Toronto Area that serve an estimated 4,000 meals per week.<\/p>\n<p>The Children\u2019s Breakfast Club\u2019s other main objectives are to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>encourage children to develop healthy nutritional, behavioural, and personal hygiene habits<\/li>\n<li>provide children with emotional support and\u00a0social and intellectual stimulation<\/li>\n<li>encourage and develop the skills of staff, volunteers, and other community members<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>What is the Winter Coat Drive?<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/breakfastclubs.ca\/2017\/10\/16\/winter-coat-drive-2017\/\">The Winter Coat Drive<\/a>\u00a0collects and distributes new and gently-used winter clothing to children and their families in need of proper winter attire. Specifically, the organization states that \u201cOur overall vision for the 2017 Winter Coat Drive is to ensure no child in Ontario is cold this winter season.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>2015\u2019s Winter Coat Drive collected more than 30,000 items of winter clothing and last year that number grew to more than 40,000 pieces collected. This year\u2019s goal is to collect\u00a050,000 clean, good quality, gently-used coats and items of winter clothing in\u00a0child and adult sizes.<\/p>\n<p>All donations end up at The Children\u2019s Breakfast Club\u2019s Coat Warehouse in North York, which operates throughout the winter season. Toronto Police will hand out vouchers to families they encounter who are most in need of this winter clothing. The vouchers can then be redeemed by the family members for a winter coat or item of clothing they\u2019re most in need of.<\/p>\n<h3>Organized Interiors\u2019 involvement in the Winter Coat Drive<\/h3>\n<p>The 2017 Winter Coat Drive will be Organized Interiors\u2019 second year of participation in this worthy cause. Our participation in the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.organizedinteriors.com\/donate-a-coat\/\">2016 Winter Coat Drive<\/a>\u00a0was inspired by Toronto\u2019s very own\u00a0NBA All-Star, Toronto Raptor Alumni, and Assistant Coach and Community Ambassador Jamaal Magloire.\u00a0Jamaal challenged all of Toronto to\u00a0\u201cDonate a Coat\u201d\u00a0and\u00a0\u201cWarm a Heart\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>More than four truckloads of coats and winter clothing were collected at Vaughan\u2019s first drop-off centre in the Organized Interiors showroom. The donated items were promptly delivered to the Coat Warehouse to ensure those that needed the items got them as soon as possible.<\/p>\n<p>Organized Interiors wishes to thank the following people for helping to make the 2016 Coat Drive such a great success:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>our valued new and repeat customers<\/li>\n<li>our trade partners <a href=\"http:\/\/www.neatfreak.com\/\">The Neat Freak<\/a>\u00a0for their generous donation of\u00a0160 linear feet of coat racks and coat hangers that will help Coat Warehouse volunteers sort and store donations<\/li>\n<li>Gloria DiLecce and the staff from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.michaelluisi.com\/\">Michael Luisi Couture<\/a>\u00a0for their support and donations<\/li>\n<li>our corporate neighbours at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.garageliving.com\">Garage Living<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dispenser.com\">Better Living Products<\/a> for their participation and support<\/li>\n<li>Vaughan Mayor\u00a0Maurizio Bevilacqua for\u00a0visiting the Organized Interiors showroom and bringing attention to the Winter Coat Drive<\/li>\n<li>Organized Interiors\u2019 Design Consultants and enthusiastic staff for spreading the word to raise awareness about the Coat Drive<\/li>\n<li>the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/JamaalMagloireFdn\/\">Jamaal Magloire Foundation<\/a>, which improves\u00a0the lives of at-risk youth through the power of sport<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id=\"attachment_3835\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3835\" class=\"wp-image-3835 size-full lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.organizedinteriors.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/organized-interiors-showroom-donate-coat.jpg\" alt=\"winter coat drive mannequins drop-off centre\" width=\"640\" height=\"457\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.organizedinteriors.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/organized-interiors-showroom-donate-coat.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.organizedinteriors.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/organized-interiors-showroom-donate-coat-300x214.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 640px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 640\/457;\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-3835\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>The drop-off centre in Organized Interiors\u2019 showroom for 2016\u2019s Winter Coat Drive.<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n<h3>How you can help<\/h3>\n<p>You can get involved by making donations for the 2017 Winter Coat Drive at the\u00a0Coat Drive drop-off centre in the Organized Interiors <a href=\"https:\/\/www.organizedinteriors.com\/showroom\/\">showroom<\/a> at 201 Chrislea Road in Vaughan.<\/p>\n<p>Along with new and gently-used winter coats, we\u2019ll also be gratefully accepting donations of any of the following (in all sizes) between November and March:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>hoodies<\/li>\n<li>sweaters<\/li>\n<li>hats<\/li>\n<li>mitts and gloves<\/li>\n<li>scarves<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Donations can also be made directly at\u00a0The Children\u2019s Breakfast Club\u2019s Coat Warehouse, which is located at The Peanut Plaza at 3030 Don Mills Road. Call\u00a0(437) 836-6222 to make coat drop-off arrangements. Monetary donations can also be made at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/breakfastclubs.ca\/donate\/\">breakfastclubs.ca<\/a>\u00a0(a tax receipt will be issued for donations of $20 or more).<\/p>\n<p>You can also help by spreading the word to your family, friends, and co-workers about the 2017 Winter Coat Drive. Be sure to share this blog post on your social media pages!<\/p>\n<h3>Donate a coat and warm a heart<\/h3>\n<p>Warm winter clothing\u00a0is something most of us take for granted. But consider the ways in which inadequate winter clothing can impact a child\u2019s daily life.<\/p>\n<p>Inadequate winter clothing can cause kids to get sick more often, which may affect their school attendance. Unsuitable winter clothing also limits the ability of children to participate in outdoor winter activities.<\/p>\n<p>Your generous donation can help make this winter a little more comfortable for someone in need. We look forward to seeing you at our\u00a02017 Winter Coat Drive drop-off centre in our showroom!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Having enough warm winter clothing becomes especially concerning around this time of year and into the winter. We\u2019ve had some especially frigid winters in Ontario in recent years, which places extra emphasis on the need for warm winter clothing for children. 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