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Volunteers of the nonprofit Ecumenical Community Helping Others in Springfield are retrieving donated coats from businesses and schools as part of the Greater Springfield Chamber of Commerce winter outerwear campaign. The coats are checked for age and cleanliness, then hung and prepared to go into the organization’s clothing store.

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The back of the house at Springfield’s Ecumenical Community Helping Others resembles the staging area for Santa’s all-nighter. Aisles upon aisles of assorted clothing, toys, kitchen equipment and other home goods wait in orderly fashion to be stocked in the nonprofit’s shopping area serving clients with low or no income.

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