COAST GUARD'S ANNUAL SOUTHEAST ALASKA BLANKET, COAT AND TOY DRIVE

	Office of Public Affairs U.S. Coast Guard Seventeenth District

Press Release	Date: November 9, 2007 Contact: Public Affairs Phone: 907-463-2065
COAST GUARD'S ANNUAL SOUTHEAST ALASKA BLANKET, COAT AND TOY DRIVE
JUNEAU, Alaska - The Coast Guard is hosting the annual blanket, coat and new toy drive for Southeast Alaska, beginning on Tuesday, November 6, 2007. As a humanitarian service, the Coast Guard has developed close ties with communities throughout Alaska, and understands the resource challenges of living in remote areas. By supporting this coat, blanket and new toy drive we are helping to meet some of these needs at a time of year when the spirit of giving is at its highest. Working together with the residents of Juneau, it is our hope that we can make the holidays a little brighter for some Southeast Alaska residents. So please bring gently-used coats, blankets, and new toys to collection bins located at Costco, Wal-Mart, Safeway, A&P, Nugget Mall, and the Juneau Federal Building before December 3rd.
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