{"id":49312,"date":"2008-11-22T13:11:46","date_gmt":"2008-11-22T17:11:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tyronepa.com\/v3\/?p=49312"},"modified":"2008-11-22T13:21:50","modified_gmt":"2008-11-22T17:21:50","slug":"kiwanis-club-coat-drive-to-benefit-tyrone-salvation-army-service-center","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tyronepa.com\/?p=49312","title":{"rendered":"Kiwanis Club coat drive to benefit Tyrone Salvation Army Service Center"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n
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Winter coats needed
\nSalvation Army Representative Joe Ferraro and Kiwanis President Bill Ellenberger got together recently to discuss the current winter coat drive. Due to the early winter temperatures, there is an immediate need for both adult and children\u2019s coats. Coats can be donated at Bressler\u2019s Foodmart and Sports, District Judge Fred Miller\u2019s office and can always be taken directly to the Service Center, located on Pennsylvania Avenue. Then on November 29, Kiwanis members will be at the parking lot of Bressler\u2019s to collect coats from 9:30 a.m. to noon. (The Daily Herald\/Amanda Golden)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n

Each year, the Tyrone Salvation Army Service Center collects winter coats for area families, and the Kiwanis Club of Tyrone is currently holding its annual coat drive through November 29.
\nAll coats received during this time will be donated to the Tyrone office of the Salvation Army for use in northern Blair County.
\nDue to the early winter temperatures, there is an immediate need for both adult and children\u2019s coats.
\nBetween now and Friday, November 28, individuals interested in donating coats may do so by dropping them off in the lobby of District Judge Fred Miller\u2019s office on Old Route 220. A collection area will be available in the lobby during regular office hours, Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. Another drop off point is Bressler\u2019s Foodmart and Sports on 15th Street.
\nAlso coats can always be taken directly to the Service Center, located on Pennsylvania Avenue.
\nThe Kiwanis coat drive will culminate on Saturday, November 29 when members will be at the parking lot of Bressler\u2019s in Tyrone to collect coats from 9:30 a.m. to noon.
\nThe Salvation Army will continue to collect and distribute coats throughout the winter.
\nRecently, the Salvation Army Service Center hours have expanded, tripling the time the doors are open to the public. It is currently open Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
\nJoe Ferraro, the new director, said with the expansion of hours, the number of volunteers has also increased. Ferraro was excited about the number of people stepping up to help this holiday season, but added that more volunteers are always needed. Ferraro also mentioned the service center is continuing to take names for Christmas toys.
\nThose out an about may have seen bell ringers manning their kettles at various stores throughout the area, but things will be in full swing after Thanksgiving, according to Ferraro. Local residents can expect to see volunteers at BiLo and the Family Dollar among other area businesses.
\nKiwanis members will try their hands at bell ringing as well on Saturday, November 29 and Saturday, December 20.
\n\u201cI\u2019m not afraid to ring a bell,\u201d said Ferraro said, \u201cIn fact, I will.\u201d
\nAnyone interested in ringing a bell during the 2008 holiday season should contact Ferraro. Dates are from Monday, November 24 to Wednesday, December 24. Your smiling face and joyful heart could help raise the funds necessary to help those experiencing financial hardship in the community now and throughout the year.
\nFor more information, or to volunteer, stop by the service center Monday through Friday between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. or call 684-1664.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Winter coats needed Salvation Army Representative Joe Ferraro and Kiwanis President Bill Ellenberger got together recently to discuss the current winter coat drive. Due to the early winter temperatures, there is an immediate need for both adult and children\u2019s coats. Coats can be donated at Bressler\u2019s Foodmart and Sports, District Judge Fred Miller\u2019s office and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-49312","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-local-news-in-the-tyrone-pennsylvania-area","category-excerpts-from-the-tyrone-daily-herald"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tyronepa.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49312","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tyronepa.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tyronepa.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tyronepa.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tyronepa.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=49312"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/tyronepa.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49312\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tyronepa.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=49312"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tyronepa.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=49312"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tyronepa.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=49312"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}