CASPER, Wyo. — Team members from First Interstate Bank recently collected and donated 12,232 clothing items from its annual Coats and More Drive to help keep community members warm this winter.
Items collected included coats, hats, mittens, scarves, socks and snow boots, and they were given to local nonprofit agencies such as child and family services, senior centers and veteran outreach programs. Several donations also went to area schools.
Since starting the winter clothing drive in 2009, First Interstate Bank has collected and distributed 63,532 total items to community partners and schools.
“A special thank you to our clients and employees who participated in the 14th annual Coats and More Drive,” said Amberly Pahut, executive director of First Interstate BancSystem Foundation. “The winter months can be particularly difficult for some of our neighbors, and together we have helped spread warmth around our communities.”