As the winter season approaches, WRAL-TV is mobilizing to help provide coats to Salvation Army families in need.

Since 1989, WRAL has collected more than 114,000 coats and raised $1,068,000 to provide winter clothing for Salvation Army families in need.

WRAL thanks its community sponsors at Jiffy Lube and Capital Bank for their support of this project.

Donate new or gently used coats at any of the participating Jiffy Lube or Capital Bank locations in Apex, Cary, Chapel Hill, Clayton, Durham, Fayetteville, Fuquay-Varina, Garner, Goldsboro, Morrisville, Oxford, Parkton, Pittsboro, Raleigh, Sanford, Siler City, Spring Lake, Wilson, Wake Forest and Zebulon.

View a detailed list of drop-off locations.

In addition to clean coats, WRAL is asking the public to donate other winter clothing items, including gently used gloves and hats and new underwear, T-shirts and socks to completely outfit a child for the winter months. Any size coat will be accepted; however, larger sizes for teens and adults and infant sizes are in particular demand.

On Friday, Dec.11, WRAL will hold day-long "Coats For The Children Telethon."

Call 877-543-2628 anytime between 6 a.m. and 8 p.m. to make a credit card donation. You may also donate any time on WRAL.com. See the 'Donate Coats or Cash' section, below, for how to make an online contribution.

Donors will be eligible for thank-you prizes throughout the day, based on the time of their call and their pledge amount.

Every person calling in with a Coats donation will receive a Jiffy Lube coupon book valued at $150! This Jiffy Lube thank you gift is part of their 20th year supporting WRAL’s Coats for the Children campaign.

Starting at 6 a.m., the first 25 callers to make a $150 credit card pledge will receive a family 4-pack to see the hit kids show "Princess Katie & Racer Steve," at the Durham Performing Arts Center, Saturday, Feb. 6, at 11:30 a.m. or 3:30 p.m.

At 9 a.m., the first five callers to make a $100 credit card pledge will receive a $25 Food Lion gift card.

Be sure to join Bill Leslie, Kelcey Carlson and David Crabtree at 1 p.m. for a live Coats for the Children special. Thank you gifts include:

• 2 family 4-packs to a upcoming NC Theatre production.
• First 25 callers to make a $150 credit card pledge will receive a family 4-pack to see the hit kids show "Princess Katie & Racer Steve", at the Durham Performing Arts Center, Saturday, Feb. 6, at 11:30 a.m. or 3:30 p.m.

At 7 p.m., David Crabtree, Pam Saulsby and Greg Fishel host another live special. Thank you gifts include:

• South Hills' Rodney the Reindeer will be spreading holiday cheer and offering 10 $25 gift cards to the first 10 callers making a $100 credit card donation.
   

There are three ways to donate:

1. Drop off used, clean coats

Bring coats to participating Jiffy Lube and Capital Bank locations in Apex, Cary, Chapel Hill, Clayton, Durham, Fayetteville, Fuquay-Varina, Garner, Goldsboro, Morrisville, Oxford, Pittsboro, Raleigh, Sanford, Siler City, Spring Lake, Wake Forest, Wilson and Zebulon.

2. Make a monetary donation online with PayPal

From now until Dec. 31, click the "Donate" button below to make a secure online donation using your credit card.

3. Send a check
Checks should be made payable to The Salvation Army at:

What a donation will buy:

• $85: Complete winter outfit
• $75: New, warm coat
• $25: Sweatpants and sweatshirt
• $20: One pair of shoes
• $15: Five pairs of socks or tights, or one sweater, or one pair of jeans
• $10: One pair of slippers and one pair of socks or up to six pairs of underwear
• $5: One hat and one pair of mittens or gloves

Volunteer your time

It takes lots of people to help sort coats and other clothing. For more information on volunteering, call WRAL-TV Community Relations Director Loretta Harper-Arnold at 919-821-8652.

View a detailed list of drop-off locations.

If you know a family in need of a coat or other winter clothing, contact the Salvation Army at the following locations:

Chatham County
200 Sanford Road, Suite 2
Pittsboro, N.C. 27312
Phone: 919-542-1593 or 919-663-0443

Cumberland & Moore Counties
Box 514
Fayetteville, N.C. 28302
Phone: 910-483-8119 or 910-307-0359

Durham & Orange Counties
909 Liberty St.
Box 1330
Durham, N.C. 27702
Phone: 919-688-7306

Edgecombe & Nash Counties
420 Paul Street
P.O. Box 1977
Rocky Mount, NC 27802-1977
Phone: 252-446-4496 or 252-446-3939

Granville County
P.O. Box 805
Smithfield, N.C. 27577
Phone: 252-438-7107

Harnett & Johnston Counties
P.O. Box 805
Smithfield, N.C. 27577
Phone: 919-934-9102
Dunn Office: 910-892-2902

Lee County
Phone: 919-718-1717

Sampson & Wayne Counties
610 N. William St.
Box 264
Goldsboro, N.C. 27533-0264
Phone: 919-735-4811

Wake County
215 S. Person St.
Box 27584
Raleigh, N.C. 27611
Phone: 919-834-6733

Wilson County
Box 96
Wilson, N.C. 27894
Phone: 252-243-2696