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Boy Scout Coat Drive in Braemar!!

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Real Estate Agent with Long and Foster Real Estate VA License # 0225089470

If you are a resident of a Braemar, make sure you clean out your closet of any coats that you don't wear anymore that are in good condition.  Kids and/or adult sizes.  Sweaters, gloves, mittens, hats and scarves too.

The Boy Scouts will be in the neighborhood on October 25th, starting at 8am, to pick them up. Just leave the coats outside your front door.

If that doesn't work for you, there is one central drop off point.  The KinderCare parking lot in the Safeway Shopping Center.  Someone will be there to take your coats and accessories from 8am-2pm.  Same day, October 25th.

Coats and accessories collected will be given to SERVE, a non-profit community organization that provides temporary emergency shelter for the homeless every night.  It is estimated that 60 homeless people are given shelter on a daily basis, and that 35% of the residents are children.

 

Comments(8)

Steve Hoffacker
Steve Hoffacker LLC - West Palm Beach, FL
Certified Aging In Place Specialist-Instructor

Chris Ann,

Having been a Boy Scout leader for many years, it's gratifying to see the boys doing something like this, and it helps the community. Do you know happens to the coasts after they are collected? :)

Steve

Oct 19, 2008 03:49 AM
Chris Ann Cleland
Long and Foster Real Estate - Gainesville, VA
Associate Broker, Bristow, VA

Steve:  They are going to SERVE, an organization that provides shelter for the homeless.  I can't believe I didn't put that in there.  Better go change it....

Oct 19, 2008 04:24 AM
Gary Woltal
Keller Williams Realty - Flower Mound, TX
Assoc. Broker Realtor SFR Dallas Ft. Worth

Chris Ann, being a Boy Scout myself in my younger days (5 years ago : ) ) I say support the troops!! Great cause!!!

Oct 19, 2008 08:57 AM
Chris Ann Cleland
Long and Foster Real Estate - Gainesville, VA
Associate Broker, Bristow, VA

Gary:  I have plenty to support these troops.  :)

Oct 19, 2008 09:11 AM
Trey Thurmond
BCR Realtors - College Station, TX
College Station , Texas Homes

This is a really good cause. I love all scouting for boys or girls.  For many kids it is a real inner strength builder.

Oct 19, 2008 01:43 PM
Chris Ann Cleland
Long and Foster Real Estate - Gainesville, VA
Associate Broker, Bristow, VA

Trey:  I never made it to the Girl Scouts, but did do some time in the under-organization the Brownies.  It was fun.

Oct 20, 2008 03:01 AM
Anne Clark
Metro Referrals - Gainesville, VA

Are the boy scouts doing another coat drive in Braemar this year?  I have a few I could donate if they are. 

Oct 03, 2010 04:51 AM
Chris Ann Cleland
Long and Foster Real Estate - Gainesville, VA
Associate Broker, Bristow, VA

Anne:  Haven't heard anything about it yet, but today is the first day it's been cold enough for me to think about coats.

Oct 03, 2010 05:15 AM