LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The West End Token Club was a hub of activity Friday morning, with people picking up donated coats and spreading some holiday cheer.
"My goal was 1,000 and I know we're at least 500 coats," Vanessa Graves said, the leader of Hannah's House of Hope. This was the second year Graves ran this event in west Louisville, and the first year inside.
The coat exchange ran from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., with waves of people picking up coats throughout the morning.
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"I saw it on the news this morning, and had some coats left over and thought, 'I have extra, they need some...it's perfect,'" Corrie Miyamoto said, who came from the East End to donate coats.
People were given a ticket and allowed to pick up two coats per person.
Last year, Graves said they needed more kids coats, so they got a ton more donations, but the adult coats were going faster this year.
"We still have them coming in, and I'm just ecstatic at the turnout. The volunteers were saying, 'I need a coat, but I want to volunteer, too,'" she said.
The West End Token Club, located at 3133 West Broadway, is a meeting place for sobriety groups. It hosted the coat exchange for Hannah's House of Hope and Rhonda's Another Chance. The Token Club hadn't worked with these two other groups until Friday.
"It's helping a lot of people. Even if they don't have a place to go, they really need a coat," Brandy Fields said, who was picking up two coats.
The West End Token Club will be having another clothing giveaway on Dec. 14.
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