Colfax Eagles start ‘Coats for Colfax’ drive

The Eagles Club in Colfax is sponsoring a "Coats for Colfax" coat drive. The drive will benefit local children and adults in need of winter coats.

Led by Eagles members Gail Webster and Michele Olson, the drive will benefit people locally in Colfax who are in need of coats.

The drive is being started now to be ahead of the winter season. Olson said that she and Webster have been involved with the Giving Tree in Colfax at Christmas time and noticed the amount of children asking for coats.

"By the time Christmas comes, it's too late," Webster said. "We feel like there are a lot of people in the community who need warm winter coats."

The donated coats will stay local, rather than being collected and then shipped somewhere else.

"We'd like to do something that stays in Colfax," said Olson.

Collection barrels have been placed at Ace Hardware, the U.S. Post Office, Rosauers and the Eagles Club.

The barrels are Colfax yellow and blue.

Donations of new or gently used clean coats will be accepted and can be dropped off at any of the locations.

The coats are expected to be distributed locally at the beginning of October. An announcement will be made at that time.