Canton Schools Participate in Coats for Kids Drive

Anton's Cleaners in Canton Center will once again be holding their annual"Coats for Kids" drive and this year  John F. Kennedy Elementary School, St. John the Evangelist School and Hansen School will participate.

Anton's will kick off the 19th annual "Coats for Kids" on Oct. 14 and it will winter un through January 11, 2014. 

The "Coats for Kids" collection has one simple goal - to help individuals who otherwise wouldn’t be able to keep themselves and their families warm.

Over the past 18 years, the drive has collected 800,000 coats.

Last year’s drive collected 52,000 coats, with Anton’s donating over $10M in cleaning services since the program's inception. 

 “'Coats for Kids' offers an incredible opportunity for schools, local businesses and community organizations to get involved in an activity that benefits those in need," Arthur C. Anton Jr., COO of Anton’s Cleaners said. "Anton’s Cleaners is always on the lookout for ways to collaborate with local businesses and organizations to make winter a little warmer for children, teens and adults throughout Eastern Massachusetts and Southern New Hampshire.”

The Canton schools that will participate will collect good quality, warm winter coats and then bring them to any of Anton’s Cleaners’ 42 locations or one of the five Jordan’s Furniture stores. Participating schools also receive the opportunity to earn rewards for their school while helping babies, kids and adults in their own community keep warm through this program.

Once collected and cleaned, coats are distributed free of charge through the "Coats for Kids" Distribution Partners network, which includes organizations such as BU Medical Center Outreach Van Project, Catholic Charities, Community Giving Tree, Massachusetts Community Action Programs (MASSCAP), Mental Health Association of Greater Lowell, Middlesex Human Service Agency, Salvation Army, Taunton State Hospital, Wish Project and many more. Last year’s drive collected 52,000 coats, with Anton’s donating over $10M in cleaning services since the program's inception.  Promotional partners for the 2013-2014 "Coats for Kids" collection include Jordan’s Furniture, KISS 108, Wicked Local, Fox 25 and Jam’n 94.5.

For more information, visit http://antons.com/cfk/ or contact Stephanie Littlefield, Anton’s Cleaners Community Relations, at 978-851-3721 x15 or Stephanie@antons.com.