Operation Warm coat giveaway at local schools warms bodies and hearts

By Wayne Risher, Daily Memphian Updated: November 09, 2018 12:11 PM CT | Published: November 08, 2018 5:35 PM CT

<strong>Hawkins Mill Elementary student Jermarcus Robinson stretches out to see how his new coat fits on Thursday, Nov. 8. Memphis-based FedEx and the national nonprofit Operation Warm distributed more than 700 winter coats this week at Hawkins Mill and Hamilton elementary schools. </strong>(Jim Weber/Daily Memphian) — Hawkins Mill Elementary student Jermarcus Robinson stretches out to see how his new coat fits on Thursday, Nov. 8. Memphis-based FedEx and the national nonprofit Operation Warm distributed more than 700 winter coats this week at Hawkins Mill and Hamilton elementary schools. (Jim Weber/Daily Memphian)

FedEx volunteers and the national nonprofit Operation Warm blanketed two Memphis-area schools with TLC this week, distributing more than 700 winter coats at Hawkins Mill and Hamilton elementary schools.

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Operation Warm coat giveaway at local schools warms bodies and hearts

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