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Remarks by President Bush at 'One Warm Coat' Holiday Service Project

Contact: White House, Office of the Press Secretary, 202-456-2580

 

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 /Standard Newswire/ -- The following text is of remarks by President Bush at One Warm Coat holiday service project:

 

Pathways to Housing, D.C.

Washington, D.C. 

11:13 A.M. EST

 

THE PRESIDENT:  Listen, Laura and I are here with the Mayor, and other volunteers who are just trying to make a difference in one person's life.  And today we're honoring a project called One Warm Coat.  And it's an effort -- a nationwide effort to convince our fellow citizens to contribute a used, but not overly used, coat, to help a soul who may need to be warm this winter. 

 

I think there's 2,000 chapters nationwide.  The program was started by this lady right here -- the ultimate social entrepreneur -- and until 1992, it was operated out of San Francisco.  And today it's -- as I said, there's 2,000 coat drives.  If you want to help, you can get on the web page and call onewarmcoat.org -- call it up on your computer.

 

A couple of examples, or a couple of reasons why we come -- and one such example is the great example of how a single citizen, and eventually a group of citizens, can make a difference, positive difference; that our communities are enriched by programs such as these. 

 

We're also here, by the way, at the headquarters for Pathway to Housing, which is a program of -- all aimed at helping the homeless find a place to live.

 

And I want to thank, Mr. Mayor, your leadership -- and all of you all for being involved in this vital program.

 

If you want to serve your nation, you can find a lot of ways to serve.  And I hope you do.  I hope you realize the great blessings that come when you put your heart and soul into making somebody else's life better.

 

And so, Mr. Mayor, Laura and I wish you and the citizens of this fine city a happy holiday, and thank you for joining us today.

 

MAYOR FENTY:  Thank you.  Thank you for the donations from the White House staff, and yourself personally.

 

THE PRESIDENT:  One hundred and fifty coats.  I'm so pleased that those good souls who Laura and I work with agreed to contribute.

 

Anyway, thank you all. 

 

MRS. BUSH:  Happy holidays.  Thank you.

 

THE PRESIDENT:  All get a team picture -- come on.  Come on, Laura.  Soldiers in the army of compassion. 

 

END    11:15 A.M. EST   


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