Firefighters Coats for Kids program

( By Joe Crocetta/Staff Photographer / November 15, 2012 )

Pangborn Elementary School School-Family Liaison Anna Haupt, right, helps second-grader Mikeyia Longfellow, 8, try on her new winter jacket Wednesday during the Firefighters Coats for Kids program at the school. At left is Mikeyia's older sister, Makayla McDermott, 13. The program is an effort by firefighters in the United States and Canada to help families stretch limited financial resources, according to a news release from Hagerstown Professional Firefighters IAFF Local 1605.