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College students holding coat drive in Delta County

ESCANABA, MI— The Bay College and LSSU Regional Chapter of Business Professionals of America are collecting coats in Delta County.

The student-driven “Warm Coats for Warm Hearts” campaign starts Monday and runs through December 5th. Collection boxes are located throughout the county.

At the end of the two weeks, the coats will be distributed to the Tri-County Safe Harbor, Salvation Army, and low-income families at Sand Hill Townhouses. Any size coat or other winter gear like scarves, gloves, hats, and snow pants from infant to adult are welcomed as well.

A list of collection sites is as follows:

Elmer’s County Market, Pat’s Foods IGA (Gladstone), Culver’s (Escanaba), Ashley Furniture Homestore (Escanaba), 5 Corners Market, and on the Bay College - Escanaba Campus in the HUB during business hours.

Nicole was born near Detroit but has lived in the U.P. most of her life. She graduated from Marquette Senior High School and attended Michigan State and Northern Michigan Universities, graduating from NMU in 1993 with a degree in English.