By KATH GANNAWAY
A GROUP of Yarra Valley health professionals has launched a project that aims to fulfil an innate need that people, young and old, to keep warm as winter rolls in.
The team at Yarra Valley Innate Chiropractic in Yarra Junction and Yarra Glen are calling on people to check out their coats and donate them throughout April and May to others who may be in need of a bit of warmth.
“We were just thinking about our community as winter is coming in and that there are probably a lot of people out there who don’t have coats and can’t afford to buy one, either second-hand or new,” said Kerry Siddle who works at the Yarra Junction practice.
“You hear of people sleeping rough, and we thought it was something we could all do to help out.”
The Innate team has been spreading the word among their clients, but say they want to get the whole valley on board with their coat drive so anyone of any age who needs a coat this winter will have one.
“Any coats that people have that are clean and re-usable, anything with a bit of warmth, we would love to have them,” Kerry said.
The coats will be collected by the Innate Chiropractic team and distributed by welfare organisations across the Yarra Valley.
Drop off points are at Yarra Valley Innate Chiropractic at 2380 Warburton Highway, Yarra Junction and 2 Bell Street Yarra Glen and Redwood Community Centre at 3505 Warburton Highway in Warburton.
