Helping Hands of St. Louis Holds 16th Annual Winter Coat Fest

Name: Helping Hands of St. Louis Holds 16th Annual Winter Coat Fest
Start: 2025-10-18T10:00:00-04:00
End: 2025-10-18T13:00:00-04:00
Location: Helping Hands Of St Louis

Schedule

Sat Oct 18 2025 at 10:00 am to 01:00 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

Helping Hands Of St Louis | Toledo, OH

TOLEDO— Helping Hands volunteers and staff members will be busy Saturday morning, Oct. 18, assisting men, women and children in finding winter clothing items!
“Last year we provided over 1,000 winter coats to individuals, along with hats, gloves and winter boots,” says Sue Shrewsbery, Director of Helping Hands of St. Louis. “Anyone in need is welcome!”
The 16th Annual Winter Coat Fest will be held from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the side parking lot next to the old school building of Helping Hands of St. Louis, 443 Sixth St., Toledo, OH. Parking will be available in the big lot across the street and along 6th Street.
Donations needed include children’s coats, men’s and women’s winter coats, especially XL and plus-sized, gently used winter boots, especially men's sizes 10 and up, warm men’s socks, and warm gloves and warm hats for men, women and children.
Volunteers are needed on Mondays and Fridays, from 9 a.m. - Noon, in September and the first 2 weeks of October, to sort and size winter coats.
Event set-up volunteers are needed Thursday and Friday, Oct. 16 and Oct. 17, from 9 a.m. to Noon, and on Saturday, Oct. 18 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. to work various jobs on the day of the event.
Interested in volunteering? Contact Byron Wynn, Catholic Charities Volunteer Coordinator now - text to volunteer at 419.318.7016 or email [email protected].
Various area churches, school and service groups are volunteering and many have donated winter items for the Annual Winter Coat Fest. Any coat-drive donations will need to dropped off to Helping Hands of St. Louis by Wednesday, October 1. Thank You!
Other Winter Coat Fest donations are being accepted through Friday, Oct. 10, and will resume on Monday, Oct. 20, since the need for winter clothing continues throughout the fall and winter months. Gently used winter boots, especially men's sizes 10 and up and men’s socks; children’s boots; and warm coats, hats and gloves for men, women and children are continually needed.
For more information on this event, to donate coats and other winter clothing items, or to make special arrangements for coat drive donation drop-offs, please contact Carolyn Schnapp, Helping Hands Clothing Center Coordinator at 419.691.0613, ext. 105, or email her: [email protected]. Or you may contact Sue Shrewsbery, Director of Helping Hands of St. Louis, at 419.691.0613, ext. 101, or email her at [email protected].
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