Sedona Fire Department Koats for Kids Kick-off Drive partners

Kiwanis Koats for Kids Kick-off Drive partners

SEDONA AZ– The Sedona-Bell Rock Kiwanis Club and the Sedona Fire District (SFD) are once again partnering to collect coats for needy children in Sedona and the Verde Valley throughout the months of November and December. These coats will be distributed through The Old Town Mission located in Cottonwood, Arizona.

New or gently used kids’ coats (any size) can be dropped off at one of the following SFD fire stations, in West Sedona at Station #1 at 2860 Southwest Drive, in Uptown Sedona at Station #4 at 391 Forest Road, in Oak Creek Canyon at Station #5 at 8351 North State Route 89A, and in the Village of Oak Creek at Station #3 at 125 Sliderock Road.  An additional drop-off location in the Village of Oak Creek is the GAP located in the Oak Creek Factory Outlets at 6601 State Route 179.

Thanks to the generosity of the community last year, several hundred coats and jackets were passed on to The Old Town Mission for distribution. “We gave away every single coat to a child in need,” confirmed Rebecca Walker, Compassion Services Manager.

If you are a caring individual interested in helping with service projects, like the Koats for Kids’ project, please stop by a Kiwanis breakfast/program meeting to learn more about membership. The Kiwanis club meets on the second Tuesday of the month, Shugrue’s Hillside, 671 State Route 179, 7:30-8:30 a.m.

Questions about the coat drive, please contact Kiwanis President Carol Keefer, 284-3168 or SFD Deputy Fire Marshal Gary Johnson at the Sedona Fire District, 204-8907.