Oct. 16. The Peninsula Community Foundation is partnering with two organizations, Eblen Charities in Asheville and High Country Charitable Foundation in Banner Elk, for a winter coat drive.
Eblen is serves hard hit Buncombe County and High Country is serving Avery County.
PCF will send half of the coats to Asheville and the other half to the Banner Elk area.
Drop off in The Peninsula Club lobby.
PCF is asking for new winter coats in the following sizes:
Girls :
Children ages 0-12
Juniors ages 12-18
Ladies/Women sizes 16/18 – 1X/2X
Boys:
Children ages 0-12
Young men ages 12-18
Men sizes XXL
Coats are due by Saturday Oct. 19. They will all be delivered the week of Oct. 21.
are “like new” coats acceptable? my husband has several coats he doesn’t wear. they are like new.
Posted by Eileen Joyce | October 16, 2024, 12:34 pmThe club is collecting new items, but George Searle, chair of the Peninsula Community Foundation, says he has an outlet for gently used coats and sweaters. Please deliver them to the club in a garbage bag with his name and he will get them to the right place. hey should be delivered to the club by this Saturday.
Posted by Newsroom | October 16, 2024, 7:15 pm