For nearly four decades, United Way Peterborough & District has been organizing the annual Coats For Community winter clothing drive, collecting and distributing tens of thousands of winter garments and essential items. With the demand for winter gear increasing each year, our partnership with PATH will allow the program to reach even more people who need help staying warm during the winter months.
Public Donations
Location: PATH – 385 Lansdowne Street East, Peterborough
PATH is kicking off its seasonal donation drive with a special three-day public drop-off event:
- Dates: October 16, 17, and 18
- Time: 10 AM – 3 PM
Ongoing Donation Hours (Beginning October 19)
Donations will continue to be accepted throughout the fall and winter at PATH:
- Wednesdays: 9 AM – 3 PM
- Saturdays: 10 AM – 3 PM
- Location: 385 Lansdowne Street East, Peterborough
Public Pick Up Days
The majority of donated items will be distributed through agencies in the City and County of Peterborough, but PATH will also be open for community members individually to pick up coats the first Saturday of each month:
- First Saturday of Each Month: November 1, December 6, January 3, February 7, March 7, April 4
- Location: PATH – 385 Lansdowne Street East, Peterborough
Get Involved
Organizations interested in hosting a donation bin or contributing supplies can email: info@pathptbo.org
A Legacy of Giving: Coats For Community
Thank You!
Your generous donations, to our 2023 Coats for our Community initiative allowed 527 people to come into the beautiful, centrally located space donated by Murray Street Baptist Church on Saturday, November 4th to select the winter coats, snow pants and accessories they needed to keep their families warm this winter!
A total of 1844 coats, jackets, snow pants and winter wear were distributed locally along with 1272 handknit mittens, hats and accessories generously provided by the Mitts for Kids volunteer knitters!
We want to send a special thank you to St. Vincent De Paul Thrift Stores in Peterborough and Lakefield, for once again, sharing their space for our 2023 collection, Global Point Logistics for their amazing storage facility and truck rental, PVNC Catholic District School Board and Windsor’s Dry Cleaners who volunteered to be a community collection point in the month leading up to our collection weekend and to IG Wealth Management, St. Anne’s School, St. Paul’s in Lakefield and Suzi Home Maker who coordinated staff collection drives to drop off!
A huge thank you to the Mitts for Kids knitters who distributed a record number of warm, made with love accessories: Ennismore Senior Knitting Club, Carole Berry, Jean Cameron, Linda Chopping, Lynn Creech, Karen Drinkwalter, Debbie East, Carey Hogan, Paulette Packingham, Jill Smallwood, Margaret Tippett, Janet Twigg
