Koats4Kids Tuesday at JFK Ctr

I mentioned the first Kars4Kids winter coat giveaway in Newark last December 21st. This year's event occurs Tuesday, December 20th.

A press release about this year's event says, in part:

Kars4Kids car donation program announced today that they will be hosting their 2nd annual coat giveaway in Newark, New Jersey next week. The event was planned in conjunction with Mayor Cory Booker’s office, and the mayor is expected to attend the event.

"After the enthusiastic response we received last year, we knew we had to do this again in 2011," said a Kars4Kids spokesperson, "there is so much pain in the economy right now, and everything we can do to ease that pain even slightly is so important."

Last year’s coat giveaway took place at multiple locations throughout Newark, with lines stretching in some areas for many blocks. To ease congestion and for a smooth distribution, this year[']s event will be held at one central location in the heart of Newark[,] at the JFK Recreation Center[,] 211 West Kinney Street[,] at 11:00 am [till the coats are gone,] and is open to the public.

The giveaway comes just as the weather begins to turn colder and winter really starts to take hold on the east coast. [Winter actually starts a half hour after midnite Wednesday into Thursday.] "It’s unacceptable to have kids that simply do not have adequate winter wear," said a Kars4Kids spokesperson yesterday[.] "[W]e as an organization and a society have an obligation to do everything in our power to ensure that every child, wherever they live, whatever background, religion, or ethnicity, has a coat that can protect them from the winter weather. We are coordinating closely with Mayor Cory Booker and we hope to see him there, wearing a Kars4Kids T-shirt and helping distribute the coats."

Local law enforcement agencies will be on hand for crowd control and to ensure orderly distribution. There will be a cordoned[-]off area for media and press representatives

Where:
JFK Recreation Center
211 West Kinney Street
Newark, NJ

When:
Tuesday[,] December 20th at 11:00 am

Kars4Kids is a 501(c)(3) charity operating nationwide.

There are a video and some fotos of one of the sites used in last year's koats giveway, Bears & Eagles Riverfront Stadium, which would seem to me a better location than the JFK Center, for having a lot more space out front. I hope Kars4Kids judged the space requirements correctly.