Colleges & Universities

Operation Warm initiated Warm Coats...Open Minds, a college and university community service program that is easy to implement on your campus. It is designed to amplify the objectives of Operation Warm of helping children in need by providing them with new winter coats.

The University of Pennsylvania

Members of Penn’s Panhellenic and MultiCultural Greek sororities raised funds by having bake sales, soliciting friends, parents and fellow students and raised over $4,500. That allowed the group to provide new coats to over 300 students at the nearby Alexander Wilson School, a public elementary school about a half mile from the campus. Read More

Villanova University

At Villanova University, in Villanova, Pennsylvania students in the Nursing Senate and the National Honor Society raised over $2,500 and selected the Jay Cooke Elementary School in nearby Philadelphia, where they distributed coats to over 150 children.Read More

Clarion University

Clarion University, located in the picturesque hills of Western Pennsylvania, was founded in 1867. Today Clarion University enrolls 6,700 students from 45 states and 31 countries. Clarion offers degree programs at the Associate, Bachelors and Master’s levels. Read More