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WHAT: Delco Builders & Developers, developer of the new home communities of Southgate in Petaluma and Atherton Ranch in Novato, is spearheading a drive to collect coats and jackets for transitional and perpetual homeless and at-risk women, children and men by collecting coats of all sizes and styles at its sales center. The coat drive and collection is in conjunction with the national non-profit, One Warm Coat, and the Community on the Shelterless (COTS) of Petaluma and the Ritter Center in San Rafael. Every donated coat will be given to a person in need in Sonoma or Marin County.
When: November 24 to December 22, 2006
Where: Southgate, a new residential community comprised of two distinct collections and nine model home designs in Petaluma. Coats and Jackets should be dropped at the Southgate Sales Office, located at 1731 Calle Ranchero Drive. The Southgate community is located at the intersection of Lakeville Highway (Hwy 116) and Frates Road about one mile east of Highway 101 in East Petaluma. (707) 769-9213 Open Daily 10 am – 5 pm
Atherton Ranch, a Gold Nugget award winning residential community in Novato. Coats and Jackets should be dropped at the The Hills at Atherton Ranch Sales Office, 7533 Redwood Boulevard just south of San Marin Drive on the West Side of Highway 101, Novato (415) 897-5222 Open Daily 10 am – 5 pm
Background:
Delco Builders & Developers actively supports Northern California cities, towns and human endeavors where the company develops and builds single-family and attached residences. Noted for infill and master-planned neighborhoods with a range in home sizes, product type, pricing and excellent customer service, Delco Builders has communities for sale in Sonoma, Napa, Marin and Contra Costa counties. Southgate is the company’s biggest community in the making with 216 new homes when fully built out.
A national organization, One Warm Coat was started in 1992 by Lois Pavlow, a concerned citizen of San Francisco, who found herself with a coat, which she wished to donate to a person truly in need of a warm coat for the winter. Lois did not want to have the coat pass through an agency where a person would pay for the coat—she wanted it provided free. The organization’s dream is that One Warm Coat becomes a part of the American lifestyle. When a coat is no longer needed, people will think of One Warm Coat. They will make their donation knowing that children, women and men in need will receive a gift of a warm coat. To learn more visit their website at www.onewarmcoat.org.
COTS offers help and hope to homeless persons in Sonoma County by providing safe shelter and housing, helping people develop steady incomes and helping them get back under a roof of their own. The organization helps homeless families become stable and break the cycle of homelessness by teaching homeless parents to make their children's needs a high priority and to provide a safe, loving and secure home for their children. COTS is strongly support by the cities and communities of Petaluma and Rohnert Park, and the County of Sonoma. Founded in 1988, COTS works cooperatively with numerous social service providers in the North Bay region and relies heavily on community volunteers, who last year provided over 50,000 hours of their time.
COTS P.O. Box 2744 Petaluma, CA 94953
707-765-6530 or www.cots-homeless.org
Ritter Center was established in 1980 as Marin County’s primary safety net to respond to the need of the County’s low-and-no-income residents. All programs at Ritter Center focus on providing highly professional services with respect and compassion and on assuring that effective case management enables clients to access related services that provide an integrated response to complex needs.
The organization functions as Marin’s primary access point back to the mainstream for homeless persons and a critical safety net for the working poor and other at-risk populations. All services are offered free of charge. Ritter Center’s mission is to provide immediate assistance and relief so that people are able to meet their daily needs: food, clothing, a warm shower and private restrooms with hygiene supplies, and laundry facilities.
Ritter Center P.O. Box 3517. 16 Ritter Street. San Rafael, CA 94912 415.457.8182 fax: 415.457.7471 or www.rittercenter.org
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