Alan Slinkard gets around quite a bit in his role as a Facilities Management Project Specialist.  By talking to his numerous staff connections in the Stadium Trade shops, Alan collected fifty coats within a matter of days. “We can do better than that,” he said, as he informed us of his overall goal of collecting one hundred coats to distribute to needy Coloradans, adding “Let’s keep the momentum going!”

When eight-year-old Lettie Portner learned from her mom, Nancy, that the CU Boulder Staff Council was conducting a coat drive, Lettie wanted to make sure two of her coats found a new home keeping someone her age and size warm.  As Lettie put it, “I just want to make sure these coats go to a girl.”  Way to go Lettie, you are an inspiration to us all!

Get inspired!  Find a coat (or several) you haven’t worn for a while, find one of the many bins located across campus, and share the gift of warmth with someone this season. The drive runs through November 30th. 

Main Campus Drop-off Locations:

• University Memorial Center (UMC), 2nd floor main reception desk
• Law School, 2nd floor library 
• Engineering, 1st floor lobby West doors
• Business School, 3rd floor Dean's suite (S310)
• Math, lobby near 175
• Stadium Operations Center, lobby
• Regent, 2nd floor, south side lobby
• Grounds and Recycling Operations Center (GROC), Entrance
• Joint Institute for Laboratory Astrophysics (JILA), 1st floor lobby

East Campus Drop-off Locations:

• ARCE, 3rd & 4th floor lobbies 
• Computing Center, Front Office
• Research Lab 2 (RL2), 3rd Floor Breakroom

Off campus, you may also visit any Dependable Cleaners location. 

If you or someone you know needs a coat this season, call 211 to be connected to the Mile High United Way. They will confidentially help you find all types of resources in your community. 
 

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Folks of all ages can put your old, lightly used coats to good use. Dependable Cleaners is generously partnering with CU to clean and distribute all the collected garments to Coats for Colorado, a charitable organization working with 120 non-profit human service providers to serve the needs of Coloradans.

Engage with your fellow CU Staff across all four campuses in a friendly coat drive competition through November 20th. The winning campus will be selected based on percentage of donated coats to staff census. So gather up those coats of all sizes and be on the lookout for convenient drop off locations, listed below.

Main Campus Drop-off Locations:

• University Memorial Center (UMC), main reception desk
• Law School, 2nd floor library & 3rd floor Dean's suite
• Engineering, 1st floor lobby West doors
• Business School, 3rd floor Dean's suite (S310)
• Math, lobby near 175
• Stadium Operations Center, lobby
• Regent, 2nd floor South side
• Grounds and Recycling Operations Center (GROC), Entrance
• JILA, 1st floor lobby

East Campus Drop-off Locations:

• ARCE, 3rd & 4th floor lobbies 
• Computing Center, Front Office
• Research Lab 2 (RL2), 3rd Floor Breakroom

Off campus, you may also visit any Dependable Cleaners location. 

If you or someone you know needs a coat this season call 211. Dialing 211 will connect you to the Mile High United Way.  They will inform you of the nearest available resources that can fill your needs.

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