Area car dealers buy 20,000 new coats for needy kids

Area car dealers have banded together to purchase more than 20,000 new winter coats for needy children in Philadelphia and it surrounding suburbs.

The 150-member the Auto Dealers CARing for Kids Foundation will distribute the coats through local branches of the Y organization.

Since 2008, the group says it has purchased 56,000 coats for needy children.

More information about the program can be found at www.caringforkids.com