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BRIEF: Union Gospel Mission begins annual holiday coat and donation drives

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GOO_110813_coatdriveThe Union Gospel Mission (UGM) Inland Northwest has announced its two annual drives for the holiday season: a coat drive with partner Burlington Coat Factory and a donation drive with partner Denver Mattress Company.

Between now and Jan. 20, Burlington Coat Factory will accept new or gently used coat donations for the UGM. The UGM will distribute all of the coat donations, free of charge, to those in need during this holiday season. Burlington Coat Factory is offering a 10 percent discount on your entire purchase when you bring in your donation. UGM is also offering a chance to appear on Good Morning America for any Twitter user who donates to the coat drive and posts a photo of his or herself with the donation to Twitter, using the hashtag, #WarmCoats, and including the handle, @ugmspokanecda. Burlington Coat Factory is located at 5830 N. Division in Spokane.

Also, between now and Nov. 30, Denver Mattress Company will match donations dollar-for-dollar up to $2,5000 made to the UGM through their website.

Josie Camarillo
Josie Camarillo
Josie Camarillo is a recent graduate of Whitworth University, where she majored in English and psychology. Currently pursuing her Master in Social Work at Baylor University in Waco, Texas, Camarillo writes for SpokaneFAVS from afar, but plans to return to the Spokane area after attaining her licensure as an independent social worker. She dreams of becoming a relationship therapist and a published author. Her hobbies include photography, horseback riding and writing poetry. Camarillo has a passion for photography and writing, especially poetry, and is interested in creative counseling methods like narrative therapy and using horses in therapy. Someday, she would like to be a counselor and a published poet. Her favorite poems are "The Singing Woman from the Wood's Edge" by Edna St. Vincent Millay and "The Art of Drowning" by Billy Collins. During fall 2013, Camarillo worked for Spokane Faith & Values as a copy editing intern, where her specialities included deleting Oxford commas and adding hyperlinks. Since then, she has transitioned into becoming a regular contributor to the site as a writer and photographer.

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