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President and Mrs. Bush deliver coats to the needy
Posted: 12.23.2008 at 1:31 PM
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George and Laura Bush Christmas photo  / Courtesy: The White House
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- President George W. Bush and his wife have been taking part in some holiday charity work.

They delivered about 150 coats for the needy yesterday to a distribution center in Washington.

The coats were donated by White House staff, and were collected last week.

The One Warm Coat Holiday Service Project is a national drive to collect warm outerwear for the less fortunate.

Bush said the project is a "great example of how a single citizen and eventually a group of citizens can make a difference."

The president and his wife entered a small room at a nonprofit group's headquarters, each armed with a couple of coats. Aides carried the rest, and added them to the stacks of coats on tables lining the room.

(Copyright ©2008 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)

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