Coats, shoes giveaway for students set at MLK Center, Rock Island
For the ninth year, the group Soles for Children will help Quad City students get ready for the winter season, a news release says.
The group plans to hand out about a thousand shoes, coats, hats, socks and mittens to children of all school ages (pre-k through 12th grade) from 2-5 p.m. Sunday at the Martin Luther King Jr. Center, 630 9th St. ,Rock Island.
In addition to the giveaways, there will be free food, as well as free haircuts and hairstyles for the kids. Parents/guardians must be present for children to receive their free winter gear.
The release says this is not a Rock Island-Milan School District event. For more information, contact Erwin King, 309-292-3210.
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