A. If you are a collecting school:
All 44 Anton’s Cleaners locations accept good quality coat donations. For the store nearest you click here. When dropping off donations, be sure to keep a copy of your drop off form, hand the form to the Anton’s clerk and obtain a receipt.
If you are making an individual donation or are a corporate
partner:
You can drop off your donations either at Anton’s Cleaners or Jordan's
Furniture. For the nearest Anton’s
location, click here. For
the nearest Jordan’s location, click here.
Q. “Will Anton’s Cleaners come to a home,
school or business to pick up donated coats?”
A. Anton’s Cleaners does not make pickups.
Donated coats must be taken directly to Anton’s Cleaners during business
hours. If you have an individual or corporate donation, you can also take
your donation to any of the Jordan's
Furniture store locations.
Q. “When should schools drop off their donated
coats?”
A. As frequently as possible. Dropping the coats
off on a weekly basis is ideal. When coats are brought to Anton’s regularly,
it helps get them to those in need faster.
Q. “What types of coats do you accept?”
A. As one of the largest coat drives, we accept
all winter coats – kids, adults and babies – that are warm winter
coats in good, wearable condition. Please donate coats you would
give a friend to wear. Do not donate coats that have rips/tears, broken zippers
and/or permanent stains and please be sure to empty out all pockets.
Q. “Once coats are collected, who pays for the
cleaning?”
A. Anton's cleans all donated coats—free
of charge.
Q. “How do we ensure that our school gets proper
credit for the number of coats collected?”
A. Each school receives a pad of drop-off forms–one
must be filled out each time you bring the coats from your school to your
local Anton’s store. Please be sure to hand the drop-off form
to the Anton’s clerk and obtain a receipt. Also make a copy of the
form each time coats are dropped off and keep it for your records. All
coat drop-offs must include this form if your school is to get credit in
the School Rewards™ program. If your school
needs more Drop-Off Forms, please call the Coats for Kids hotline
at 800-659-0069 or click here to
send an email.
Q. “Who is eligible for the School Rewards program?”
A. Only elementary and middle schools that have signed
up to participate in the Coats for Kids program are eligible
for the School Rewards program. All schools must
be registered.
Q. “Does Anton’s Cleaners supply IRS forms
for tax purposes for the donated coats?”
A. Yes, ask the customer service rep. for the
form.
Q. “How can a business be part of the Coats
for Kids program?”
A. More businesses are
becoming active participants in the Coats for Kids program.
They find it to be a great way for their employees to take part in an activity
that truly benefits the community. Coats for Kids provides flyers
and posters to help you solicit coat donations. Coats for Kids will
also recognize businesses making a commitment to collect coats as Corporate
Partners. For more information, call us at 800-659-0069 or click
here to send us an email.
