Holiday Donations & Drives

November 24th-December 15th, 2023: Happy holidays from our families to yours! For the past 16 years we've donated to different local schools and organizations to help put a smile on the faces of our local kids in need.

This year, we donated 480 gifts, 80 rolls of wrapping paper, and 65 rolls of tape to the non profit organization, ICAN! ICAN helps support a number of family and children services throughout Oneida and Herkimer Counties.

Thank you so much too everyone who helped spread joy and make the holidays a little brighter for our community members in need!

October 2nd-November 1st, 2023: The Steet Ponte Auto Group and United Auto Sales of Utica held their 6th Annual "Coats for Kids" Coat and Winter Clothing Drive with a total of 910 articles of new winter outerwear, including 375 winter coats, going to local schools. This drive directly benefits the Pre-K-6th grade classes in the Utica and Rome City School Districts, as well as Herkimer, CVA, Johnstown and Fonda-Fultonville Elementary Schools.

"We started this Coat Drive in response to our now, 16th annual Holiday Toy Drive. Year after year, we were getting overwhelming requests for winter coats and snow pants instead of toys. Finally, in 2018, we decided to create the Coats for Kids Coat Drive, so our local children in need are ready for the winter weather. Our children completely took this and ran with it, in 2022, we donated 675 articles of winter clothes, this year, over 900!'' Joe Steet Sr. stated.