Coat Drive

October 30, 2024 at 6:37 p.m.
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Two trailers containing 1,245 coats are shown in the parking lot of Kerlin Ford of Silver Lake following this year's coat drive. The coats, along with many hats, gloves and scarves will be donated to Combined Community Services of Kosciusko County, a local nonprofit organization that serves low-income residents. The 2024 coat drive concluded Friday, Oct. 25. Peerless Cleaners and Wildman Business Group will provide the dry cleaning and laundering of the donated items. Pictured (L to R) are, front row: Scott Coffman, Wildman; Shawne Buller, CCS; Tiffany McClanahan, CCS; Beth Mueller, Peerless Cleaners; Steve Grashoff, Peerless Cleaners; Chris Cage, Warsaw Radio; Jennifer Payne, Wildman; Valerie Warner, Kerlin Motorsports; Sammy Shepherd, Wildman; Mariah West, Wildman; back row: Nash Christiansen, Warsaw Radio; Paul Smith, Times-Union.

Two trailers containing 1,245 coats are shown in the parking lot of Kerlin Ford of Silver Lake following this year's coat drive. The coats, along with many hats, gloves and scarves will be donated to Combined Community Services of Kosciusko County, a local nonprofit organization that serves low-income residents. The 2024 coat drive concluded Friday, Oct. 25. Peerless Cleaners and Wildman Business Group will provide the dry cleaning and laundering of the donated items. Pictured (L to R) are, front row: Scott Coffman, Wildman; Shawne Buller, CCS; Tiffany McClanahan, CCS; Beth Mueller, Peerless Cleaners; Steve Grashoff, Peerless Cleaners; Chris Cage, Warsaw Radio; Jennifer Payne, Wildman; Valerie Warner, Kerlin Motorsports; Sammy Shepherd, Wildman; Mariah West, Wildman; back row: Nash Christiansen, Warsaw Radio; Paul Smith, Times-Union.

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