HOLLISTON TRUE VALUE HARDWARE DONATES 90 COATS TO CARING PARTNERS’ COATS FOR KIDS & FAMILIES PROGRAM

The team from Holliston True Value Hardware at 58 Central Street and Anton’s Cleaners pose for a photo with the 90 warm winter coats donated by customers for the Coats for Kids & Families campaign (antons.com/cfk). Pictured left to right are Isaiah Smith, Anton’s Cleaners and from Holliston True Value Hardware employees Ramon Baiza and Marc Fleischman and co-owner Keith McKeown, daughter Brooke, and co-owner Amy McKeown. The McKeowns lead a community donation campaign for Caring Partners’ Coats for Kids & Families this winter resulting in 90 warm winter coats for kids and adults. After collection, the coats are professionally cleaned by Anton’s Cleaners and given to local nonprofits, social service agencies, and schools for distribution. 

“For nearly three decades, Caring Partners has had one mission: anyone who needs a coat, will have one,” said Arthur Anton Jr., COO of Anton’s Cleaners and founder of the program. “Local schools, companies, clubs, and nonprofits collaborate each year to collect, clean, and distribute 50,000 winter coats – it is nothing short of a miracle. Thanks to strong small businesses like Holliston True Value Hardware, this program gives back directly to the communities we serve. Now we turn to give back this spring to Belle of the Ball prom dress drive, and invite all to participate through our website.”

Sponsored by Anton’s Cleaners, Enterprise Bank, and Jordan’s Furniture, Coats for Kids & Families has collected, cleaned, and distributed 1,180,839 free coats at more than 70 collection locations and events since the program began in 1995. For more information, visit contact Stephanie Littlefield, Anton’s Cleaners Community Relations, at 978-851-3721 x15 or Stephanie@antons.com.