Case Management staff with a few of the coats they’ve collected so far (from left): Sara Busby, Donna Morris, Libby Brill, Billie Gibbens and Jeannine Wilson.
Would you like to do a good deed to help kids in the Ozarks? Staff in Case Management at Cox South are currently collecting new coats for students in need at Springfield schools.
The team had originally planned the coat drive as a holiday service project, but when they heard schools had waiting lists for coats, they started right away.
"We just decided that there should not be a child waiting for a coat," says care coordinator Billie Gibbens. "Now we have not just our department but departments from all over the hospital bringing coats in."
In their first week, they collected 30 donated coats and they’re planning to continue the drive until the demand is met. Gibbens says that if the project is able to meet all of the need in Springfield, they’ll begin to work with schools around the region to distribute coats.
Anyone interested in donating new children’s coats, hats and gloves may contact Case Management at 269-6114.
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