The “Coats for Senior’s collection” will take place at the LL Bean Flagship Store in Freeport from November 22-24.
Gently used, adult sized coats can be dropped off in the L.L. Bean lobby all weekend long. If you can’t make it to Freeport that weekend, a list of other satellite collection spots is listed on the Maine AAA website, www.maine4a.org. The coats will be distributed to seniors in need through Maine AAAs and other community agencies.
L.L. Bean will also donate $5 for each coat received to Maine AAA to provide emergency heating assistance to low-income seniors.
“Coats for Seniors” is supported by J&J Cleaners which generously donates services to clean coats. Goodwill Industries will provide vouchers for purchasing coats from their retail stores where storage of coats is not practical.
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