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Coats For Kids
37 Years Providing Coats To Kids In Need
Each year there are children without adequate winter protection. Pilgrim Dry Cleaners Coats for Kids drive was founded in 1986, by Don Rosen, to ensure that children in need would have access to warm coats each winter. Since the beginning of our drive, we have collected a total of over 463,500 coats to help Minnesota families in need. From mid-September to mid-October every year we encourage you to donate your new and gently-used children's and adults' coats at any of the 28 Pilgrim Dry Cleaners locations or any Davanni's Pizza locations throughout the Twin Cities metro area. Pilgrim Dry Cleaners cleans the gently-used coats and distributes them to local charities & schools.
Donate Coats At Pilgrim Dry Cleaners Mid-September Through Mid-October
Our 37th annual drive has ended. Our 2023 drive will run mid September through mid October 2023. Please check back in late August 2023 for info.
How To Participate In Our Coat Collection in 2023
Minnesota businesses, schools, churches, or organizations interested in collecting coats for 2023 you can email: laura@pilgrimdrycleaners.com
Local Minnesota Charities That Distribute The Coats
The following Minnesota charities & schools will be distributed the coats from our 2022 drive, please reach out to the charities directly if you're in need of a coat: Community Emergency Assistance Programs (CEAP), Ronald McDonald House Charities, WeCAN - Western Communities Action Network, STEP--St. Louis Park Emergency Program, Sharing and Caring Hands, Minneapolis Public Schools, Closet of Hope Bloomington Covenant Church, Anoka-Hennepin Schools, Good In The Hood, Jeremiah Program, St. Paul Public Schools, Reach Up Head Start/Early Head Start, Missions Inc. Programs, Perspectives Inc, Haven Housing.
Monetary Donations Are Also Accepted
If you don't have a coat to donate, but you would still like to help kids in need stay warm this winter, please mail checks to: The Rose Foundation c/o Pilgrim Dry Cleaners 3217 85th Ave N Brooklyn Park, MN 55443. You can put Coats for Kids in the memo line. A $25 donation will purchase 1 new coat for a kid in need.
The Rose Foundation
The Rose Foundation, a registered 501C-3, is the charitable non-profit branch of Pilgrim Dry Cleaners that was named after its founder Donald Rosen. 100% of every donation to the Rose Foundation goes directly to help the communities we serve. At Pilgrim, we care about the communities we do business and live in, which is why we have always made a point to give back. Some programs that will benefit from the Rose Foundation are Coats for Kids, Costumes for Kids, and Masonic Children’s Hospital. We want to give every child & adult in our community the opportunity to grow and succeed and we would love for you to help with that mission.
Coats For Kids
- Professional Tailoring & Alterations
- Same Day Dry Cleaning & Laundry
- Uniforms, Lab Coats & Wholesale
- Wash Club
- Wash & Fold Laundry Service
- Wedding Dress Cleaning & Preservation
- Sheets, Blankets & Comforters
- Dry Cleaning
- Laundered Shirts
- Linens & Tablecloths
- 24 Hour Dropboxes, Kiosks & Drive-Thru Service
- PilgrimGO App
37 Years Providing Coats To Kids In Need
Each year there are children without adequate winter protection. Pilgrim Dry Cleaners Coats for Kids drive was founded in 1986 to ensure that children in need would have access to warm coats each winter. Since the beginning of our drive, we have collected a total of over 453,500 coats to help Minnesota families in need. From mid-September to mid-October every year we encourage you to donate your new and gently-used children's and adults' coats at any of the 27 Pilgrim Dry Cleaners locations throughout the Twin Cities metro area. Pilgrim Dry Cleaners cleans the gently-used coats and distributes them to local charities & schools.
Donate Coats At Pilgrim Dry Cleaners Mid-September Through Mid-October
This year our 37th annual drive will be September 19th-October 15th. Our goal is to collect 10,000 coats. Last year we surpassed our goal, collecting & cleaning over 10,500 coats! Our 2022 sponsors are: KSTP and Twin Cities Live, Davanni's Pizza, Sun Newspapers, Alerus Mortgage, KDWB & Cities 97 Radio, and WCCO Radio. If you're interested in becoming a sponsor of our Coats For Kids drive for 2022, please email laura@pilgrimdrycleaners.com or call 763-703-4865.
How To Participate In Our Coat Collection
For Minnesota businesses, schools, churches, or organizations interested in collecting coats for the 2022 drive please CLICK HERE to fill out our online signup form. You will receive confirmation via email once your application has been approved.
Local Minnesota Charities That Distribute The Coats
The following Minnesota charities & schools will be distributing the coats from our 2022 drive, please reach out to the charities directly if you're in need of a coat: Community Emergency Assistance Programs (CEAP), Ronald McDonald House Charities, WeCAN - Western Communities Action Network, STEP--St. Louis Park Emergency Program, Sharing and Caring Hands, Saint Paul Public Schools SPPS, Avenues for Homeless Youth, The Camden Promise, People Serving People, Park Avenue Youth & Family Services, Positive Image, Minneapolis Public Schools, Closet of Hope Bloomington Covenant Church, Anoka-Hennepin Schools
Monetary Donations Are Also Accepted
If you don't have a coat to donate, but you would still like to help kids in need stay warm this winter, please mail checks to: The Rose Foundation C/O Pilgrim Dry Cleaners 3217 85th Ave. N., Brooklyn Park, MN 55443. A $25 donation will purchase 1 new coat for a kid in need. 100% of donations made will go towards purchasing new coats for kids in need for our Coats For Kids drive.
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