The story: After meeting a Reason To Give volunteer in a local Humboldt Park food pantry, Simone's grandmother, Nancy, asked Reason to Give to help her provide Simone with warm clothes for the winter. It was clear from the start that Nancy was selflessly concerned for her granddaughter's wellbeing. Simone needed a new coat, new boots, a hat and gloves - Nancy wanted her to be warm! With Simone's favorite color pink in mind, Reason to Give set out to make Simone and Nancy's wish come true.

Thanks to the generosity of multiple Reason To Give shoppers, Simone received a brand new (puffy!) down coat, boots, a hat, gloves, and long underwear all from Patagonia, an environmentally responsible outerwear company based in Ventura, California. In Simone's words, Reason To Give "thought of everything!"