Annual clothing drive delivers warmth to Utah's needy as winter approaches

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The Warm Bodies Warm Souls drive collected over 560 bags of clothing statewide.

Donations, including $10,040 in cash, were distributed to 15 Utah charities.

Significant donations went to the Pamela Atkinson Resource Center and Road Home.

SALT LAKE CITY — With the official start to winter in Utah steadily approaching, the need for thick layers of clothing becomes more and more dire. This is especially true for those experiencing homelessness or families who simply don't have the means to purchase clothing that can withstand bitterly cold temperatures.

Since 2011, the Warm Bodies, Warm Souls winter clothing drive has brought communities across the state together to help hundreds of Utahns in need.

Items such as gently used coats, hats,