We send out much appreciation to those who helped Matt’s Coats for Kids 2020 help those in need. The 2020 coat drive and distribution for Matt’s Coats was a great challenge in so many ways due to COVID. With the donations we received, Matt’s Coats for Kids has collected and distributed 10,321 coats as well as 643 pair of mittens and gloves, and 625 pair of socks since 2004.
Thank you those who showed us kindness – all the places and organizations that agreed to be drop sites; the donations of masks and sanitizer from Runnings and Lowes; JPR Trucking picking up the donations; the food from Donuts Delite, Mark’s Pizzeria in Hamlin and Brockport, and 58 Main; Ron Beach and JB Sportswear; Westside News; WRMM 101.3; and Legends 102.7. Special thanks to the willing volunteers who participated and to those who generously donated. We all worked to make it happen!
Sadly, with the shutdowns, our distribution site could not open. Just a couple of weeks before distribution we had to find a site where everyone in need could come to pick up donations.
I contacted Cheryl Cubiotti, who was responsible for renting out the “Dome” at the ELKS Lodge. She not only allowed us to have the coat drive there, but she also welcomed us, and made sure that even if the facility had to close due to COVID, that we still could hold our distribution, adhering to safety precautions! I finally got to meet her in December and thank her for doing this. We chatted and visited happily (as people with kind hearts do). Tragically, this kind-hearted Mom, Grandma, and business owner went to Heaven recently, at the young age of 49.
Cheryl, thank you again for what you did for us and for thinking of others. May God be with your family and friends and give them comfort and support until you see them again in Heaven. Love and hugs to your children and grandchildren, and for having a kind and helpful heart.
“May we celebrate each day with respect for the past, hope for the future and love for one another in each moment we live.”
Karen B. Leidig
Matt’s Coats for Kids
