HASTINGS, Neb. (KSNB) - A Hastings church is hoping to keep the community warm with an event this Saturday, October 18.

The free coat giveaway will run from 9 a.m. to noon at First Presbyterian Church at 7th and Burlington.

First Presbyterian Church member Julie Thomsen expressed the joy she feels with this coat drive.

“We offer kindness and giving and in return you get big smiles and stories that warm your heart,” she said.

This will be their seventh year holding this event with normally around 200-300 coats they offer.

The church not only gives to the community but also fellow community members get involved helping give the coats out.

“We even have our middle school youth get involved in sorting sizes and hanging the coats to get ready,” said Thomsen.

The church says that the coat

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