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On Dec. 8, Officer Kevin Gena, representing the Concord Police Department, joined police department representatives from around the commonwealth at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough and picked up “Coats4Vets Buckets” provided by the Massachusetts Military Support Foundation Inc. (MMSF).
Each bucket contained coats, masks, hand sanitizer and snacks. This distribution method also help local authorities connect with veterans in their communities.
Through this program, MMSF distributes coats to veterans in need to help make sure they are safe from the winter weather. Coats4Vets is made possible through donations from Ocean State Job Lot Charitable Foundation.
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Ocean State Job Lot donates coats to veterans
From left: Sheriff Bob Ogden, Tisbury Chief Mark Saloio, Oak Bluffs Chief Erik Blake, veterans outreach coordinator Bob Tankard, Chilmark Chief Jonathan Klaren, and West Tisbury Chief Matt Mincone help deliver coats to veterans in need. Lucas Thors
Veterans on-Island received 10 brand-new winter coats that were donated as part of a charitable initiative by Ocean State Job Lot Charitable Foundation and the Massachusetts Military Support Foundation.
More than 4,000 coats were donated to veterans and support organizations across the commonwealth. Over the past four years, the Buy, Give, Get program has donated more than 65,000 coats to veterans in need during the holiday season.