The 30th annual Coats for Kids drive began in September and ran through November 30 this year. There are several community organizations and businesses that donate many needed coats to the drive each year and work to raise awareness of the event as well as increase participation from the community.
Horsepasture District Supervisor, Debra Parsons Buchanan, has spearheaded the drive for thirty years. The Matthew Wayne Wade Foundation (MWW), a local nonprofit organization that has participated in the drive since 2013, made their annual contribution of coats Wednesday at One Hour Martinizing on Rives Road in Martinsville. One Hour Martinizing, owned and operated by Avery Mills, cleans each coat before they are distributed.
Debra Buchanan, Horsepasture District Supervisor, in association with Avery Mills, Owner of One Hour Martinizing, and the MWW Foundation would like to thank everyone that donated to and supported the 2025 Coats for Kids drive.
Plans are underway for the drive that will be held later this year.
