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Coat and Clothing Drive


Sen. Dawn Euer and Sen. Sandra Cano, on behalf of the Rhode Island Senate, are seeking donations of coats, hats and other warm winter clothing for those in need in con­junction with “Buy Nothing Day.”

The senators have established a collection point at the State House for the day, an annual event held the day after Thanksgiving on the State House lawn, during which thousands of donated coats, blan­kets, hats, gloves and other items are available to anyone in need.

From now through Nov. 18, anyone with clean, new or gently used coats, hats, gloves, scarves, boots or blankets is asked to bring them to the State House, Monday through Friday, between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Donations are need­ed for people all ages and sizes and will be accepted at the legislators’ entrance, located at the back of the upper parking lot on Smith Street. Those donating will be allowed to drive into the lot, which is usually closed to the public.

All donated items will be avail­able on Nov. 26, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., on the lawn on the south-fac­ing side of the State House. For more information, visit ricoatex­change.org.

One response to “Coat and Clothing Drive”

  1. SID WAX says:

    Since one of our local reps is sponsoring this drive, one would think that they would have drop-off points in this part of the state.

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