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St. Vincent de Paul hosts coat giveaway

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Teenager Makenzie Smith, who founded Makenzie’s Coat Closet at the age of 7, worked with her mother, Carrie, and little brother, Hayden, to help Jerry Brooks, a single dad, find winter clothing for himself and his 4-year-old daughter during a coat giveaway at St. Vincent de Paul’s Family Success Center Jan. 14. (Record Photo by Ruby Thomas)
Teenager Makenzie Smith, who founded Makenzie’s Coat Closet at the age of 7, worked with her mother, Carrie, and little brother, Hayden, to help Jerry Brooks, a single dad, find winter clothing for himself and his 4-year-old daughter during a coat giveaway at St. Vincent de Paul’s Family Success Center Jan. 14. (Record Photo
by Ruby Thomas)

The Society of St. Vincent de Paul hosted a coat giveaway at the Family Success Center, located on the St. Vincent de Paul’s Smoketown campus, Jan. 14. Individuals were able to browse winter coats, hats and gloves that were provided by Makenzie’s Coat Closet. Makenzie’s Coat Closet was started by Makenzie Smith when she was in second-grade. Smith is now a teenager.

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