Donate a coat: Valentina is collecting for 104 families

I coordinate donations at Union Refugee Centre in Rio de Janeiro. Every year around this time we hear from families who have nothing warm for their children, and this year demand has more than doubled. We're collecting clean, gently used or new coats, boots, hats, gloves and scarves in sizes kids' 3 to 5 and women's S-L. If you're in Rio de Janeiro, we can arrange a pick-up or you can drop things at Union Refugee Centre on Friday between 10am and 4pm. If you're elsewhere, you may offer to sponsor a coat through a local shop - message in the comments and we can coordinate. Items go to families directly and the rest to the Union Refugee Centre clothing bank, which is open to everyone. Thank you for reading my story.