Operation Warm is a non-profit organization created to help provide new winter coats to children in need. The Endicott Fire Department is hosting this fundraising effort for the first time this year. The fire department in partnership with Operation Warm will provide coats for more than 400 underprivileged children at Charles F. Johnson Elementary school. The school was chosen for the pilot program based off of the number of students who qualify for free and reduced lunches which is an indication the family is near or at the federal poverty guidelines. These coats are 100 percent American made and Union-made, and the manufacturing of them is providing close to 200 jobs for people here in the U.S. So not only does it help out the children to keep them warm but it also helps people who need jobs. Those spearheading this effort say getting a winter coat can be especially difficult for families and this is a great way to help out those in need. Operation Warm has provided over 1.4 million children throughout the U.S. with a new coat, last year alone more than 200,000 kids received a new coat.
A donation of $34 will provide one coat.
