Operation Warm Delivers Free Coats for Winter to Deserving Alaska Students in Need

Operation Warm, a non-profit, provides free winter coats to children in families living below the poverty line.

Ptarmigan Elementary School in Anchorage, Alaska, is a Title One school, meaning it has a high percentage of students from low-income families.

With winter approaching, many families find it difficult to afford the expensive winter gear they need.

To help these students and families in need, 30 volunteers from FedEx Cares delivered 400 new coats to the school on Tuesday, according to Alaska News Source.

Operation Warm aims to support children and families by providing warmth every winter.

They are a non-profit organization that, in collaboration with FedEx, has delivered thousands of warm coats and jackets over the past few years.

They provide warmth, hope, and confidence through basic need programs to more than 35 schools across North and South America.

The vice-principal of Ptarmigan, Chantel Black, also described the drive as an incredible opportunity for her students.

On the other hand, the children were excited as they queued outside the gymnasium, eager to try on their favorite styles and find the right-sized jacket for themselves.

The coats are super warm, and high quality, with multiple pockets and detachable hoods, and everyone loved them.

Black added that sometimes, teachers even buy jackets for some kids if they feel the parents are unable to purchase one.

According to Erin Thompson, the operations manager for FedEx, the distribution of jackets to children is a good way to get to know the local community in the region where they operate.

More than a community collaboration, he believes it is an investment, as the kids might even work for them someday, especially since they find the activity both joyous and fulfilling.

FedEx Cares has been involved in delivering relief supplies across the globe.

They have been working on this noble cause since 2016 and have delivered around 1.4 million coats to children in need.

Operation Warm has been working for the past 25 years and has served over 4,000 communities, helping more than six million children with warm jackets and shoes for winter.