LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION commending the National Cleaners Association's
Coats for Kids program

WHEREAS, It is the sense of this Legislative Body to recognize that the
quality and character of life in the communities across New York State
are reflective of the concerned and dedicated efforts of those organiza-
tions and individuals who are devoted to the welfare of the community
and its citizenry; and
WHEREAS, Attendant to such concern, and in full accord with its long-
standing traditions, this Legislative Body is justly proud to commend
the National Cleaners Association in New York City and its Coats for
Kids program; and
WHEREAS, For a quarter of a century, members of the National Cleaners
Association (NCA) have been collecting, cleaning and distributing chil-
dren's coats to those in need throughout the State of New York; and
WHEREAS, From Niagara Falls to Montauk, Long Island, NCA members have
donated their time, facilities and energy to giving something back to
their local communities in the form of cleaned coats for needy children;
and
WHEREAS, In recent years, many cleaners have broadened their program
activities and established relationships with other community-minded
individuals and firms to offer drop-off locations outside their cleaning
plants for the collection of used coats; and
WHEREAS, Drop-off points can be found statewide in legislative
offices, county court houses, various retail outlets, and local elemen-
tary and secondary schools; and
WHEREAS, The coats are picked up at the drop-off points and trans-
ported to a participating member's store where they are cleaned and
repaired prior to distribution; and
WHEREAS, The Coats for Kids program ensures that children are not only
kept warm, but are kept warm with dignity and pride by being given a
clean garment to wear; and
WHEREAS, Arthur Epstein, the Chairman of the NCA's Coats for Kids
program, cleaned 13,000 coats at his cleaning establishment, and a
statewide total of 35,000 coats were cleaned; and
WHEREAS, This Legislative Body is pleased to have this opportunity to
express its highest admiration for all of the individuals involved with
the National Cleaners Association's Coats for Kids program, whose
efforts have made an invaluable difference in the lives of countless
children; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to
commend the National Cleaners Association's Coats for Kids program; and
be it further
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be tran-
smitted to Arthur Epstein, Chairman, NCA Coats for Kids, 252 West 29th
Street, New York City, New York 10001.