We are on a quest to keep East Idaho warm by giving hundreds of coats to those in need! Six years ago local Realtor, Valorie Blanchard, wanted to do something to give back to the community. So the Wall of Warmth was dreamed up. With the help of her clients and the community, they gave away just short of 600 coats the first year and over 5,000 coats last year to people in need. This year in conjunc
tion with Good 2 Go, Just 4 Kids Urgent Care, and the Brad Hall Foundation, the wall is again expanding to cover locations in all of Eastern Idaho. In fact seven walls of warmth will be up in 2022! The original wall in Idaho Falls, and Pocatello, Blackfoot, Shelley, Rexburg, Rigby, and this year we are adding Driggs! And to serve these additional communities, we need to reach the goal of having 7,000 coats donated! It is a big goal, but we believe we can make it happen with your help. If you would like to help out by donating a coat, We are accepting donations of
anything that will help those in need stay warm. Last year there were coats of all sizes, ski pants, scarves, hats and gloves. As long as it can keep someone warm and be hung on the wall, we will donate it. Please no regular clothing items. Donations accepted Oct 15 to November 23rd at the following drop off locations:
DRIGGS: Broulim’s, Tetonia City Building, Victor City Building
REXBURG: Just 4 Kids Urgent Care, Idaho's Real Estate, The Rock Gym -Teton Crossfit, City of Rexburg, C-A-L Ranch Store, Good 2 Go Convenience Store, Broulims, and Valley Wide Country Store
RIGBY: Tadd Jenkins Chevrolet, Good 2 Go Convenience Stores, Broulim’s, Speedy CPS, Scotty’s True Value, Local Churches
UCON: Good 2 Go Convenience Store
IDAHO FALLS: Action Motor Sports, Austin Kade Academy, Lyle Amado Barbershop, C-A-L Ranch
Stores, Broulim’s, Good 2 Go Convenience Stores, Just 4 Kids, Brad Hall Companies
SHELLEY: Good 2 Go Convenience Store, Broulim’s
BLACKFOOT: Bingham Healthcare ER, Tadd Jenkins Dodge, Nate Baldwin State Farm, C-A-L Ranch Stores, Good 2 Go, Bingham Ag Main Store, Bingham Ag C-Store, Bingham Ag Farm Store
POCATELLO: Just 4 Kids, Lowes, Streamline Chiropractic, Teton Honda, Children’s Dentistry of Pocatello, HUX Custom Gun Shop, Pocatello Free Clinic, Good 2 Go Convenience Store, and C-A-L Ranch Store
Once donations have been picked up, The Hall Foundation along with the people at Brad Hall Fuel, Good 2 Go Stores, and Just 4 Kids Urgent Care will bring the coats to a warehouse, where they will all be examined to make sure zippers work, and then hung on hangers, and bagged in plastic to keep them dry. All preparing them to be hung on a fence for people in need to anonymously come and take one. The donations will then be placed on each communities Wall of Warmth the night of November 13th. Community members are welcome to bring any coats and hang them on the fence also. We just ask that you only take one per person in need so that everyone that needs a coat can get one. If you need a coat, take one. If you have a coat, please donate! The wall will stay up till November 25th. Once the wall is up, the community is invited to bring coats that they no longer need to keep the giving going until it officially closes for the year. You can find the Wall locations at:
DRIGGS: 445 North Main Street
REXBURG: 1218 Bond Ave (behind Just for Kids Urgent Care)
RIGBY: Rigby South Park (around rodeo grounds)
IDAHO FALLS: Lincoln Road (west of Action Motor Sports)
SHELLEY: Dean Goodsell Elementary School Fence (185 W Center St off HWY 91)
BLACKFOOT: N. Meridian Street (directly across from C-A-L Ranch Store)
POCATELLO: 151 N 4th Ave (in the Streamline Chiropractic parking lot)
