Photos: Winter is here and Katie needs lots of coats
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
“A coat could change a life,” said Albany County Executive Daniel McCoy last Thursday morning at Crossgates Mall in Guilderland to kick off the Katie’s Koats drive to collect coats for the homeless. Standing at the podium alongside McCoy are Albany County Clerk Bruce Hidley; Kaitlyn Drobner, the originator of the drive; and Loran Stanfield of Best Cleaners, which will clean the donated coats. The Homeless and Travelers Aid Society also helps with the drive.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
“Five-thousand coats would be amazing,” says Kaitlyn Drobner at Crossgates Mall in Guilderland last Thursday as she speaks about how she came up with the idea for Katie’s Koats, when she visited New York City and saw a homeless veteran. The first year, over 1,200 coats were collected; the second year, 3,500 were collected; this is the third year. Guilderland Town Board member Brian Forte said that he would like to see Guilderland residents donate 5,000 coats.