2022 Coat Drive Let’s Give a WARM BLESSING to Afghan refugees arriving just as winter approaches. The Baltimore office of the International Rescue Committee (IRC) could use our help with Winter Coats. We have THREE coat donation options for you:

  • Purchase e-Gift Cards for Burlington Coat Factory HERE or drop off physical Burlington Coat Factory gift cards at ERICA. You can purchase the cards at many supermarkets, pharmacies, Walmart, etc. When ordering the Burlington e-Gift Cards, please type “ERICA” as recipient, your full name as sender, and use ERICA’s email address — info@erica-baltimore.org. For full step-by-step instructions, click HERE . There is a Burlington Coat Factory store near Thurgood Marshall BWI Airport, and many Afghan arrivals are staying in extended stay hotels by the airport for several weeks while the IRC secures apartments for them.
  • Purchase down jackets HERE on Amazon. On the webpage, you must (a) click ERICA Winter Coat Drive 2021, (b) choose sizes and colors, and (c) select ERICA Symington for shipping.
  • Drop off NEW or NEARLY NEW and CLEAN coats and jackets beginning Sunday, November 7 through Sunday, December 5. Please drop off your items Sunday from 8am-12pm and Monday-Thursday from 9am-6pm. A coat rack will be inside the glass doors of the Diocese/Cathedral lobby entrance to receive donations.