Archive for the ‘Coats For Our Community’ Category

United Way & PATH Partner Again for Coats for Community Last year, 2,200 coats were collected and distributed, surpassing the 1,844 in 2023. Yesterday, United Way Peterborough & District (UWP) announced that it is once again partnering with Peterborough Action For Tiny Homes (PATH) to launch the annual Coats for Community campaign—an expanded version of […]

Thank you to our generous sponsor Cogeco for their donation of $2500 for Coats For Community. This year, we are grateful for PATH’s support towards collecting and distributing coats. Read the full article in the Peterborough Examiner: United Way and PATH team-up collecting Coats for Community

We’re so excited to announce our annual Coats For Kids & Adults too program will be happening this year with safety protocols in place! Collection will take place over the Thanksgiving weekend at St. Vincent De Paul Parking Lot in Peterborough!

More winter coats are needed While the response for the 1 day coat collection was amazing, more winter coats, jackets and snowsuits are needed for the annual Coats for Kids and Adults too! distribution. “We are asking the community to look through their closets one more time and bring freshly washed outer winter wear to […]

United Way Peterborough is once again partnering with The Society of Saint Vincent de Paul Peterborough’s thrift store, Vinnies, for the one-day fall collection of Coats For Kids on Saturday, October 5, 2019. “We are asking for freshly washed or new winter Coats For Kids and Adults too!”, said Stephanie Levesque, United Way Peterborough’s Labour […]

United Way Peterborough is partnering with Vinnies for a one-day fall collection of Coats For Kids on Saturday, October 13. Vinnies will collect the coats for the United Way’s Coats For Kids during their regular hours of operation from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on the Saturday only. Then on Sunday, October 14, a pool […]

United Way of Peterborough & District’s Coats for Kids and Grown-Ups Too program strives to ensure that children and their families will be warm during the winter by providing clean, gently-used winter wear to children, youth, and adults in Peterborough City and County. “We have found there is a greater need for children’s winter jackets […]

  United Way of Peterborough & District’s Coats for Kids and Grown-Ups Too program strives to ensure that children and their families will be warm during the winter by providing clean, gently-used winter wear to children, youth, and adults in Peterborough City and County. This program provides much needed relief to local families as one […]

Media Coverage Knitting crew needs for wool for winter wear, Trent Hills Independent – October 29, 2015 About Coats for Kids United Way Peterborough & District’s Coats for Kids and Grown-Ups Too program strives to keep children and their families warm during the cold winter months by providing clean, gently-used winter wear to children, youth, […]

Distribution Dates & Locations: **New Location** Peterborough Square – Lower Level Entry is from the lower level doors off Charlotte St near Princess Gardens. Friday, October 24th 2014: 4:00pm to 8:00pm Saturday, October 25th: 9:00am to 12noon Buckhorn – Buckhorn Community Centre, 1801 Lakehurst Rd. Monday, November 10th 3pm—6pm Havelock – Old Town Hall, 1 […]