2nd Regiment Assists In Coat Distribution More than 1,600 families get coats for kids
MAJ Michael Quinn Sullivan, PAO, TXSG
2011/11/08
ROUND ROCK, Texas – For nearly a decade, the Texas State Guard’s 2nd Regiment has supported the work of the Round Rock Area Serving Center’s “Coats for Kids” project. With winter approaching, more than 1,600 families received coats for their children.

“We’re honored to stand alongside the Serving Center in making sure kids are ready for winter,” said Col. Frank Woodall, commanding officer of the 2nd Regiment. “It’s another way our men and women in the Texas State Guard can give back to our communities.”

The coat distribution was made available to families facing touch economic choices this winter. And the weather for the distribution day at Dell Diamond set the tone.

“It was near freezing when the volunteers and TXSG personnel arrived, so it was no stretch to imagine the hardship the kids would be facing in a couple months without appropriate clothing,” added Lt. Col. Peyton Randolph, who commands the regiment’s 2nd Battalion.

Throughout the morning, more than a dozen TXSG Soldiers helped shoppers find the right line to stand it, while also assisting the” Coats for Kids” volunteers with crowd control near the tables handing out coats, caps, scarves and stuffed animals. They also escorted families through the various stations where they picked up cold-weather clothing for their children.

“The Serving Center is all about practically helping families in a temporary bind, and that’s something the Soldiers in the State Guard can identify with completely,” said Randolph. “Supporting them annually in this way is frankly a highlight of our year.”

When the event ended at 11 am, the TXSG Soldiers remained to reorganize the undistributed items, and box them for return to the RRASC’s facilities. Central Texas families who could not participate in Saturday’s giveaway are welcome to visit the RRASC offices before the end of December to pick up needed items.