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Blue Moon & Medfield Lions thank the Community!

Lions/Blue Moon Coat drive has concluded after many months of collecting coats to be donated to 4 local charitable organizations.

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Blue Moon & Medfield Lions thank the Community!

Blue Moon Bagel Café and the Medfield Lions want to thank residents from Medfield and surrounding towns who donated a total of (690) new and gently used coats to its annual coat drive that ran from mid-November through February at Blue Moon.

The (690) donated coats were the highest number of coats received in the 10+ years that this annual coat drive has been run.

The coats were sorted and delivered to the following local charitable organizations: Project Just Because in Hopkinton; Homes2Home in Ashland; Turning Point, a men's shelter in Framingham; and St. Vincent de Paul Society in Plainville.

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Thank you for your generosity that provided a warm coat for those in need in our local communities this winter.

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The Lions motto, “We Serve”, is exemplified in many tangible ways. Lions help to make the world a better place, both at home and abroad. Our resources are directed to the needs of our community, prevention and cure of eye disease and diabetes awareness. To become a member of this dynamic organization contact Lion Lee Tredway at 508.254.1205, lee.tredway@verizon.net or write to Medfield Lions Club, P.O. Box 79, Medfield, MA, 02052.

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