Operation Warm: Firefighters bring coats to Kitsap kids
BREMERTON — Kids at Armin Jahr Elementary were eager to try on their new winter coats and climb aboard a big yellow firetruck on Tuesday.
The Kitsap Firefighter’s Benevolent Fund sponsored its seventh year of giving coats to kids, bringing 410 new coats to children at three elementary schools in Kitsap County as part of Operation Warm. Schools chosen this year were Armin Jahr and Crownhill elementary schools in Bremerton and East Port Orchard Elementary. The coats are purchased from Operation Warm, an organization that gives new coats to kids across the United States.
Every kid in the classes chosen gets a coat, whether they need one or not, so some children don’t feel left out or singled out. The schools are chosen by the rate of students who receive free or reduced lunch, said Daniel Baker, a firefighter with Central Kitsap Fire and Rescue. Teachers in that school help decide which classes have the greatest need. Ahead of the event, children are sized during class so the firefighters know how many coats of each size are needed.
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