LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) – Channel 8’s second annual winter coat drive with the People’s City Mission is underway on Thursday.

Stop by the station until 6 p.m. to donate new or gently used coats.

You can also meet some familiar faces like Rod Fowler, Sophia Pollman, Rusty Dawkins and Nate Johnson.

As of 11:45 a.m., over 1,400 coats and other assorted winter clothing items have been donated.

Pastor Tom Barber, the CEO of the People’s City Mission, said warm clothing is a necessity when the temperatures begin to drop.

He estimates that the People’s City Mission goes through about 5,000 to 10,000 coats annually between its shelter and help center.

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