Sheriff Patrick McDermott and Norfolk County Sheriff's Office Celebrate Successful Winter Coat Donation Drive

Thanks to the Norfolk County Sheriff's Office for contributing this news to Westwood Minute.

Quincy/Dedham, MA – Sheriff Patrick W. McDermott is celebrating another successful donation drive by the Norfolk County Sheriff’s Office to gather winter coats for families in need, after collecting dozens of children’s and adult sized coats donated by people across the county.

“Over the past several weeks, our office collected 133 brand new or gently used children’s and adult coats through a partnership with Coats for Kids and Families,” said Sheriff McDermott.

The Norfolk County Sheriff’s Office accepted the donations at its correctional center in Dedham and its Civil Process Office in Quincy from October 11th through Friday, November 8th.

“This simple act of kindness is sure to warm someone’s day and we are grateful for everyone’s thoughtfulness,” said Sheriff McDermott.

Recruits from the sheriff’s office helped sort the donations at the Braintree Public Safety Complex before they were delivered to Anton’s Cleaners.

The coats will be professionally cleaned by Anton’s Cleaners and given to local nonprofits, social service agencies, and schools for distribution in Norfolk County and beyond.

According to the Norfolk County Sheriff's Office, Coats for Kids and Families has collected, cleaned, and distributed 1,810,839 free coats at more than 70 collection locations and events since the program began in 1995.