Cochrane Family and Community Support Services, alongside the Cochrane and Area Resource Network helped provided locals with gently used winter wear and Halloween costumes at the Jacket Racket event in the Cochrane Alliance Church on Oct. 19.
It is estimated that approximately 300 people stopped by the event, 200 of which were adults. It is estimated that the Jacket Racket will help and estimated 1,000 people in Cochrane and the surrounding area.
More information with more accurate data will be presented to council at their next regular meeting.