2016 Coat Drive Totals for Button Up Connecticut

DRS and Sal’s reached out to local companies and set up donation boxes at their properties. The businesses that brought in the most coats were awarded by having donations made in their names. First Place winner is Bouvier Insurance from West Hartford, CT, with 47 coats awarding them a $300 donation in their name to the Connecticut Food Bank. Second Place winner is the Michael Keating Insurance Agency from West Hartford, CT, with 40 coats awarding them a $200 donation in their name to the Salvation Army. Third Place winner is State Farm Agency-Anne Coppola from Ansonia, CT, with 34 coats awarding them a $100 donation in their name to the Connecticut Humane Society.

Button Up Connecticut is an organization that collects coats from various donors and distributes them to those who are in need throughout Connecticut. Disaster Restoration Services and Sal’s Clothing Restoration have worked together for the second time to spread the word in time for the winter season. Through their teamwork, they gathered and dry cleaned 505 coats for Button Up Connecticut.