Donate A Coat, Bring Warmth To Someone In The Hudson Valley

Cold enough for you? Think about those who don't have warm gear. New York’s franchise new car dealers did. And again they're helping, by serving as the largest multi-location collection site for the 31st annual NY Cares Winter Coat Drive.

It is franchise new car dealers who have extended the drive's reach to Westchester, Rockland, Putnam, Orange and Dutchess counties. There are dealerships collecting new or gently-used coats in Bedford, Croton-on-Hudson, Larchmont, Mahopac, Middletown, Mount Kisco, New Rochelle, Newburgh, Nyack, Palisades, Scarsdale, Wappingers Falls, West Nyack, White Plains, Yorktown and more (see map below).

Participating dealers’ yearly collection totals have steadily increased with each new campaign, reaching 194 collection sites so far this year, its highest-ever total, up from 140 in the winter of 2017-18. GNYADA member dealers make up 129 sites outside New York City, significantly broadening the drive’s reach.

The goal of the 2019-20 New York Cares Coat Drive is to collect more than 105,000 new or gently used coats by Dec. 31, providing warmth for families who would otherwise face a long cold winter without one.

“Our member dealers continue to outdo themselves in terms of enthusiasm and generosity, extending the reach and volume of the coat drive to help even more New Yorkers in need each year,” said Mark Schienberg, President of GNYADA. “This impressive effort is an example of the enormous charitable impact that GNYADA members have in their communities, serving as leaders in philanthropy and community service in towns and neighborhoods throughout the downstate New York region. Once again, this year, we will do everything possible to keep New York families warm as the winter cold moves in.”

Visit the GNYADA website for more information and a list of participating franchised new car dealers, or just use this map.