Carter G. Woodson Elementary students get warm for winter, with a little help from their friends

With the temperatures dipping lower and sooner this winter, the Atlanta Chapter of Continental Societies, Inc., provided 139 warm coats to students at Carter G. Woodson Elementary. President Jean Cooper asked members to donate winter outerwear as well as help fit the children in their new coats in the school media center.

Woodson Principal Dr. Viola Blackshear thanked the organization for its generosity. With its mission to create environments that empower children to reach their optimal potential, the Atlanta Chapter of Continental Societies, Inc. continues to serve Atlantans in general but in particular the children.

Providing ongoing tangible assistance to children is a priority for the non-profit service organization. The Coat Drive is an annual initiative and this is the 3rd year that the children of Woodson Elementary School have been chosen as recipients. While the coat drive was going on in the media center, Continental members gathered children in another area of the school and facilitated an Arts program. The children expressed their creativity and created hand-made Christmas cards.  The Atlanta Chapter of Continental Societies, Inc. has a 37-year history of providing support to children. In the 2009- 2010 calendar year alone, $7,500 was expended by the organization to 250 youth through various programs, services and scholarships.