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Operation Overcoat 2014 Thank You!

oo 14 food3 small Thank you to the donors and volunteers that made Operation Overcoat 2014 possible! Over 400 volunteers helped with this event, from the pre-event clothing sorting to the many volunteers giving away clothing, providing meals and more at the event.

Thank you to the many donors who helped make this event possible.  This was the first year of our Operation Overcoat 1K Challenge, and we were very blessed by the generosity of our online community. haircutsm

Thanks to you we were able to give away over 6,000 articles of clothing and items.  We provided over 1,300 meals.  We provided free haircuts, dental care and Bibles.

Here is Operation Overcoat 2014 by the numbers:

  • 1345 meals
  • 472 men's coats
  • 255 hygiene kits
  • 320 bootsglovegirlsm
  • 338 men's pants
  • 322 blankets and sleeping bagsguyshappysm
  • 51 women's shirts
  • 185 women's sweaters
  • 449 men's shirts
  • 769 men's sweaters
  • 314 children's accessories
  • 158 children's coats
  • 854 accessory items
  • 156 women's pants
  • 167 women's coats
  • 671 socks
  • 826 pair of underwear

 

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