1. Find a large organization that will match one for every two coats donated. Then when you call the second company say so and so said they would go two for one what are you gonna do… none of the corporate sponsors want to be seen in a bad light to other companies so they figure if they donate a few coats they will be seen as generous corporations.

2. Call your state/local rep and say “The children in York need warm clothes. Can you call some companies/contacts and get them some warm coats?”

I bought all clothes for myself at Good Will, Salvation Army or Rescue Mission. But what if every thing I buy keeps others from having a chance to buy their kids the most affordable things that might fit into their budgets? I don’t want to do harm in trying to help. I’ll try for sales. I know this is hard; my unemployment ran out weeks ago.
This is DO ABLE! How many seats do we put out each Sunday? 100? It looks like most of them are filled. If every adult were to try to do two coats, in 2 1/2 weeks we could give every child listed some of our warmth. Let’s put the thanks in Thanksgiving.
FYI- A friend of mine (who was in seminary) is teaching English in South Korea. He went to work in the school wearing his deceased father’s fleece jacket. There he saw children without vitamins getting sick (I sent a bottle of 300 multiple vitamins ($10) that would be worth $300 there.) He saw children shivering in poorly heated schools (they go to school til 10 PM M-F and “just” 8 hrs in Saturday); their school meals (kimchee, rice) make ours look like a banquet. My friend took his coat off and put it on a child. He could only help one; here we are so lucky because we can help more.