Coats 4 Kids drive brings warmth

Katelin Davidson | Last updated Nov 24, 2011 12:0pm0

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A LARGE COLLECTION OF COATS! Michelle Asmussen, Kayla Meise, Tanya Rodriguez, Martin Deeg and Chad Hoeft stand proudly next to the 120 coats the branch collected for Coats 4 Kids. The staff at Sterling Savings Bank and Martin Deeg, who donated $1,000 for the fundraiser, are delighted about the amount of coats collected. Also pictured: Fred and Gussie. –Journal photo by Katelin Davidson

Sterling Savings Bank presented the local schools with their collection of donated coats on Friday, Nov. 18. Sterling Savings Bank is a partner in the KXLY Coats 4 Kids drive that raised a total of 18,474 coats this year.

Chad Hoeft, Sterling Savings Bank branch manager presented the local school district representatives with the coats. The branch had a total of 120 donated coats this year.

Robert Roettger received the coats on behalf of both the Lind and Ritzville school districts while Theresa St. Hilaire collected the coats for the Washtucna school district.

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