Lori Stottlemire hopes to make winter a little cozier for area residents in need next week.
Stottlemire, owner and operator at Allen County Cleaners, is working in league with Iola High School National Honor Society students with a coat and can drive.
The coats will be given away – about 150 in all – from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the IHS commons area.
Coats of all sizes, from larger adults to petite children, will be available. Recipients are not required to provide proof of need.
“Just show up,” she said.
Stottlemire will continue to collect the coats through early Monday to ensure enough time to have them cleaned before Tuesday, Stottlemire said.
The coats must be in good condition, and Stottlemire asks that no suede or leather coats be a part of the donation.
She will clean the garments free of charge.
“Don’t forget the cans,” she said, adding that the canned food items will be donated to the Iola Community Pantry.
Winter coat, canned-food drive making lives better
