The Birmingham Fun and Family Coat Drive brought in more than 260 coats and jackets for men,
women and children to support The Jimmie Hale Mission.
The gift of warmth
Thank you to our community for supporting the 2019 Coat Drive
STORY AND PHOTO BY MATTHEW ALLEN
Birmingham is always ranked highly on lists of
cities that are most philanthropic, so it comes as
Birmingham Fun and
Family Coat Drive was a tremendous success.
“We put out the call to our advertisers and
supporting businesses,” says publisher Matthew
Allen. “The desire to help was amazing.
Businesses gladly accepted our collection boxes,
and readers of the magazine and members of
many different communities responded as well.”
The coat drive, which brought in more than
260 jackets for men, women and children,
residents,” says Andrea Nuss, a development
specialist with Jimmie Hale. “It’s one of the
greatest needs each winter. We rely on the
generosity of the Birmingham community, and
they always come through for us.”
Collection boxes were available throughout the
month of November. Businesses that participated
include Alabama Allergy & Asthma Center’s
clinics in Alabaster, Bessemer, and Homewood;
CakEffect in Hoover; Columbiana Family
Dentistry; Cookie Cutters Haircuts for Kids in
Hoover; Eyes on Chelsea Vision Care; Heart of
Dixie Railroad Museum in Calera; Jackie O’Neal
School of Dance in Vestavia Hills; Pure Fitness
in Vestavia Hills; Single Barrel Barber Shop in
Homewood; The Whole Scoop in Hoover; and
Urgent Care for Children’s clinics in Birmingham
and Trussville.
Two schools, Cornerstone Christian School
in Columbiana and Creative Montessori School
in Homewood, also donated, with students
organizing mini-drives of their own.
An example of what can be accomplished
when our area communities join forces and show
compassion, this Coat Drive could not have
happened without their support. Thank you to
all who participated in giving the gift of warmth
this winter.
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