East Hartford Social Services and East Hartford Rotary Distribute Coats for Kids
East Hartford, CT— Bright and early Sunday morning on October 25th, participants in the East Hartford Rotary Club’s Annual Coats for Kids Program lined up at Burlington Store on Silver Lane to distribute winter coats for local children.
Working in partnership with the Town’s Social Services Department, the Rotary provides the funding for prescreened participants between the ages of 5-12 to select a new winter coat at the Burlington Store every fall.
The East Hartford Social Services Division has a great partnership with the East Hartford Rotary and Burlington Stores, which opens an hour early for this event, so the participants and their parents can come in and select a new winter coat.
This year approximately 50 children were selected to participate. If the cool temperatures on Sunday are any indication of the season to come, these coats will get a lot of wear.