The City of Fairfax joins NOVA Relief Center for the region's Refugee Blanket & Coat Drive, collecting new and clean, used coats and blankets of all sizes to be sent to three camps in Jordan: Mafraq, Jerash and Irbid.

Please place donated items in the designated area in the City Hall Atrium.

Donations will be accepted Monday, November 18, through Monday, December 9. City Hall hours are 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays.

Financial donations also are accepted on the NOVA Relief Center website.

This is a cooperative program with local governments and nonprofit organizations throughout Northern Virginia. Information: novareliefcenter.org.