Thanks to the generosity of Utica Community Schools residents as well as local government and businesses, students in the community will be receiving coats to fight off the winter cold.
As a result of the nearly two-month long “Coats for Kids” community drive for Utica Community Schools students, 1,383 new coats and more than $6,000 in monetary donations were collected.
The drive was sponsored by the district, Shelby Township, the cities of Sterling Heights and Utica and through local business Antolin Shelby, Shelby Township’s largest employer.
“Great partnerships produce great results,” Superintendent Christine Johns said. “Teachers, administrators, parents and community leaders are modeling for students what is great about our school district and the communities we call home. Service and volunteerism are the very essence of our community.”
The successful community coat drive began to take shape when Antolin Shelby opened its new, state-of-the-art 360,000 square-foot automotive international manufacturing facility.
Antolin Shelby General Manager and Utica Community Schools graduate Joe McCluskey II initiated the idea of a community coat drive as part of the business opening.
“This community is like a family, and I am honored to live in Shelby Township where families join together to help one another,” McCluskey said. “I am especially proud of the Antolin Shelby employees who rose to the challenge to donate coats, hats and gloves and also helped with the coat collections, sorting and packing for distribution.”
Working with Shelby Township Supervisor Richard Stathakis, the Coats for Kids drive expanded into the cities of Utica and Sterling Heights and featured more than 10 drop sites throughout the community.
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