2009 National Conference on
Volunteering & Service
San Francisco, California
June 22-24, 2009

One Warm Coat’s Mission Statement
 Our goal is to provide any person with a warm
coat, free of charge.
 Providing this simple yet vital need helps people
live productive lives year round.
 We support and encourage coat drives. We are
warming communities . . . one coat at a time.

National in scope – local in impact
One Warm Coat drives have been held in all 50 states.
Over 1 MILLION coats have been donated under our banner.
2,000+ coat drives last Fall & Winter.

We provide FREE tools + resources
 30-page Guidebook and resources available on our website
 Donors can find a list of coat drives across the country
 List of Social Service Agencies in need of coats
 FREE promotional tools to assist coat drive Organizers

ANYONE can host a One Warm Coat
drive
Businesses, Retail Stores, Restaurants, Hospitals, Neighborhoods
Governments Houses of Worship
 The White House  Greenwood Presbyterian Church (SC)
 City of LaVista (NE)  Temple Emanuel (MD)
 City of San Francisco  Calvary Baptist Church (VA)
 Kay County (OK) DHS  Primeria Iglesia Cristiana Hispana (IN)
Schools Associations and Clubs
 Pinedale High School (WY)  F.O.P. Lodge 50 (CA)
 St. Agnes Parish 2nd graders (PA)  Dulles Area Kiwanis (VA)
 Judice Middle School (LA)  I.O.R.G. Victor Valley
 U of Kentucky School of Forestry  Scouts, 4-H, YMCAs

Community service for ALL ages
We are especially committed to helping young people
develop a sense of community and service.

An EASY way to engage your workforce
We can assist in coordinating coat drives at multiple locations
Foster teamwork  Build community connections  Inspire all employees
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We support local communities
Coats collected at a One Warm Coat drive are distributed by
local social service agencies.
One Warm Coat is proud to support the work of agencies such as:
 St. Vincent de Paul -- 12 million people are helped annually by St. Vincent
de Paul
 City Team Ministries -- serving the poor and homeless in 7 U.S. cities
 Chicago’s Jane Addams Hull House helps Chicago-area families become
stronger, healthier, safer and more self-sufficient.
 Atlanta Day Shelter -- a daytime home and resource
center that helps meet the needs of homeless individuals.
Over 1,000 agencies have received coats
through One Warm Coat drives.

Want to learn more about us?
 Fact Sheet and complete information on our website
OneWarmCoat.org
 This presentation will be posted on our blog and Facebook.
 Give us a call or e-mail:
Sherri Wood, President
sherri@onewarmcoat.org
877-663-9276