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A gift of warmth: Event offers coats and kindness to those in need

November 10, 2018 toledoblade Leave a Comment

Share Tweet Share Email Comments Print ADVERTISEMENT A good coat can make all the difference. Well-fitted, insulated, and warm, an ideal jacket shields against all elements Toledo winters may muster. Jamir Bryant, 9, found one for himself. “It is so soft,” he said among the racks of clothes. The Bryant youth and his mother, Jalisa Simmons, attended Saturday’s Share the Warmth program at Vision Ministries in South Toledo. Attendees lined around the building for jackets, hats, gloves, and socks. Ms. Simmons, 29, picked up a coat for herself as well. It was nice and snug, and will allow her to spend those funds on other winter clothes for the family, she said. “It means a lot to me because it helps me save money,” she said. Share the Warmth had roughly 1,100 coats to give away and distributed more than 400 blankets, said the Rev. Tom Clapsaddle, executive director at Toledo Gospel Rescue Mission. “Is there a need? Absolutely. Can we meet the need? The generous people of Toledo, and I say generous people of Toledo, help us to meet the need,” Mr. Clapsaddle said, adding he is grateful to serve this role. “It’s a good feeling to be able to be the hands and feet that makes it happen. That’s just what we want to be. And that’s what we’re supposed to be,” he said. The Rev. Earl Harris, a campus pastor for Vision Ministries, noted a steady stream of people since before 9 a.m. He was pleased to… [Read full story]



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