Gates firefighters donated 27 new winter coats to Hope Hall students
For the 10th year of Operation Warm, Gates Professional Firefighters and Dispatchers Local 3792 gave 27 brand-new coats to students at Hope Hall School so they have a warm coat this winter.
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Gates Professional Firefighters and Dispatchers Local 3792 donated 27 new winter coats to students at Hope Hall School, 13WHAM reported. It is the 10th year of the department's Operation Warm effort.
The coats are new, and they are meant to get students through the cold months. Twenty-seven is this year's gift, and the tenth year is how long Local 3792 has kept the drive going.
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Firefighters and dispatchers in Gates, New York, gave 27 brand-new winter coats to students at Hope Hall School. It is the 10th year they have done Operation Warm through Gates Professional Firefighters and Dispatchers Local 3792. A new coat means a student does not have to wear one that is too small or worn out when the weather turns cold. Twenty-seven is the number of coats in this year's gift, and ten years is how long the firefighters have kept the tradition going.
- Why would a new coat matter more than a hand-me-down that does not fit?
- Who are the people in a firefighters' union besides the people on the truck?
- What does it mean that a gift has happened for 10 years in a row?
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