Volunteers sorted 2,000 new winter coats for Omaha students
United Way of the Midlands and volunteers prepared 2,000 coats and other winter gear for Omaha Public Schools students. The coats are being distributed this weekend.
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United Way of the Midlands and volunteers sorted 2,000 new winter coats and other cold-weather gear for Omaha Public Schools students, KETV reported. Distribution is set for this weekend.
The 2,000 figure is the gear prepared for this round. The weekend handoff is still the step that gets each coat to a student, and the sorting is the work volunteers already finished.
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United Way of the Midlands and volunteers in Omaha, Nebraska, sorted 2,000 new winter coats and other cold-weather gear for students in Omaha Public Schools. The coats are being handed out this weekend. A new coat means a student has something warm that fits for the season. Two thousand is the number prepared in this drive, and the weekend is when students receive them. Volunteers did the sorting so the coats could go out ready to wear.
- Why do schools help students get winter coats?
- What is the difference between sorting coats and handing them out?
- How many classrooms would 2,000 coats fill?
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