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Children's coats, hats and mittens will be given away Monday at the kickoff of the annual "Warm Hands, Warm Hearts" event in Pawtucket and Woonsocket.

The event is a way to thank donors and to get about 250 coats and 2,200 hats and mittens into the hands of children who need warm winter clothing. The kickoff will run simultaneously from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at two locations: the Saint James Baptist Church, 340 South Main Street, Woonsocket, and the theater of the Blackstone Valley Visitors Center, 175 Main Street, Pawtucket.

Coats will be distributed until they run out. People needing coats are asked to bring the child to try it on and proof of the child's name and age.

Coats are arranged by sizes, said Tom Boucher of the Neighborhood Health Plan of Rhode Island, one of the sponsors. With refreshments and small people everywhere, it's "kind of a fun atmosphere," he said.

"There's a lot of folks involved in this," Boucher said. Rhode Island Parent Information Network , in the same building as the tourism center, is part of the effort.

New coats have already been collected, but "if somebody else wants to donate," Boucher said, "that would be terriffic." Items, which must be new, can be dropped off at both locations.

 Tags  Pawtucket winter Woonsocket

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