Some of the coats have Seahawks colors and some of the coats have Broncos colors, but all of the coats will keep children warm this winter.
Tumwater firefighters donated 359 new coats to Michael T. Simmons Elementary School students Thursday morning as part of an annual nationwide tradition called Operation Warm.
Pints Barn manager Nicole Andres helps second grade student Maximus Whitehall select one of more than 300 donated children’s coats Thursday, Nov 19, as part of the Tumwater Firefighter’s Local 2409 “Operation Warm” coat give-away at Michael T. Simmons Elementary School. The Tumwater area pub has been an ongoing supporter of the coat give-away. Pints Barn manager Nicole Andres helps second grade student Maximus Whitehall select one of more than 300 donated children’s coats Thursday, Nov 19, as part of the Tumwater Firefighter’s Local 2409 “Operation Warm” coat give-away at Michael T. Simmons Elementary School. The Tumwater area pub has been an ongoing supporter of the coat give-away. Pints Barn manager Nicole Andres helps second grade student Maximus Whitehall select one of more than 300 donated children’s coats Thursday, Nov 19, as part of the Tumwater Firefighter’s Local 2409 “Operation Warm” coat give-away at Michael T. Simmons Elementary School. The Tumwater area pub has been an ongoing supporter of the coat give-away. Pints Barn manager Nicole Andres helps second grade student Maximus Whitehall select one of more than 300 donated children’s coats Thursday, Nov 19, as part of the Tumwater Firefighter’s Local 2409 “Operation Warm” coat give-away at Michael T. Simmons Elementary School. The Tumwater area pub has been an ongoing supporter of the coat give-away.
Each year, firefighters from IAFF Local 2409 raise money to buy the coats for a local school with the most low-income students in need. About 39 percent of the nearly 700 students at Michael T. Simmons Elementary qualify for free and reduced-priced meals, according to state data, meaning they are from low-income families.