State Deputy Mike Kish, our fist lady Colleen, Community Director Art Bobbouine, and his son Primo accompanied members of Council 12572 to distribute coats to the youth in Scranton.
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Calling on all Councils to participate in the Coats for Kids Program.

Times are still difficult for many in Pennsylvania, and there should never be a child without a warm coat for winter. Let’s make this year’s event bigger and better than ever in Pennsylvania. My goal with the support from our State Deputy is 10,000 coats or MORE distributed in Pennsylvania through this program. Partner with a minor league sports team to help promote and sponsor your program. Last year we did 4,000 without even trying. Please join the Pennsylvania State Council in the 2022 Coats for Kids Campaign.

One of the great benefits of buying through the state council is, we are participating in the matching program from Supreme Council. For every case purchased, the Supreme Council will match it.

The good news, the vendor that Supreme gets coats from has held the price from last year for this year. So, what does that mean for your Council, by purchasing through the state council, and with this matching program (TWO COATS FOR THE COST ONE) a coat costs you just under $10. Please plan your distribution event around black Friday or shortly thereafter. A case of coats costs $237.38 for kids and teens, adult size coats cost $294.24.

This is the part that is critical: Please respond to Deputy Community Director John Cocco, no later than September 15th, 2022 by mail with payment made to the PA Knights of Columbus; you must indicate the number of cases, sizes and genders of coats you want to purchase, and the same for the ones you want matched. IE: Council#12345 is purchasing 2 cases of boys Child, 2 cases of boys Youth, and 2 cases of boys Teen. We would like 2 cases of girls Child, 2 cases of girls Youth, and 2 cases of girls Teen as our matched coats. You also must also include the proposed date, time and location for the distribution event. You also must include the name, address, email address and phone number of the person who will be receiving the coat shipment.

Please send this information and payment to:
Deputy Community Director John Cocco
247 Gebhart School Rd
Mohnton, PA 19540

• When will the coats be ordered/delivered?
  • Our proposal to Supreme is due in early to mid-October, once our proposal is accepted by the Supreme Council, we will place the order (early November). Coats take a few weeks to arrive.
• Where will the coats be shipped?
  • They will be shipped to the person and their address that you provide.
• How will the coats be matched?
  • They are matched like size for like size. Yes, you can mix boys and girls of the same sizes.
• How many credits does my council receive for this on the SP-7?
  • Because you are not ordering directly from Supreme Council, you will only receive 1 credit.
• • My council does a coat drive and collects new/used coats, does this count towards the matching program?
  • Unfortunately, it does not, however you still should submit a form 10784 and report this to Supreme and State Councils to get the credit for your SP-7. Be sure to include the number of coats collected.
• Our council goes to a local store and gets a reduced price for coats, why should we partner with the State Council?
  • The costs of a coat shipped to you is less than $10/coat with the matching program. The goal we are trying to hit is 10,000 or more purchased through Supreme Council.
• • If we miss the deadline to participate in the matching program, does that mean we cannot participate?
  • No, the regular purchasing option from Supreme still exists, however you will not be able to have your purchase matched.

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