Updated as of October 15, 2001
We are pleased to report the final results for the 2001 Cal’s Coats for Kids drive. Our sincere thanks to all those who donated.
Total Coats Collected: 7,737
Distribution of coats begins on Tuesday, October 30th at the following area distribution centers.
2001 School Challenge Results
As reported by Cal Sisto on NewsChannel 6, the following schools are the winners for this year’s school challenge.
| Elementary | Lowes Elementary | 415 Coats |
| Middle School | Reidland Middle School | 323 Coats |
| High School | Graves Co. High School | 494 Coats |
| Extra Effort Award | Grand Rivers Elementary | 1.12 coats per student |
| $500 Grand Prize Winner | Smithland Elementary |
The Extra Effort Award
goes annually to the school that brings in the most coats per student.
The Grand Prize winner is drawn from a pool of all schools bringing in 100 or more coats.
This year we had 20 schools entered in the Grand Prize Drawing!
The $500 prize is courtesy of Owen Cleaners and NewsChannel 6.
The results by school are listed below:
| Elementary Division | Coats | |
| Ballard County | 192 | |
| Christian Fellowship | 14 | |
| Clark | 150 | |
| Community Christian | 130 | |
| Concord | 148 | |
| Fancy Farm | 90 | |
| Farmington | 62 | |
| Grand Rivers | 136 | Extra Effort Winner! |
| Heath | 242 | |
| Ledbetter | 137 | |
| Longfellow | 16 | |
| Lowes | 415 | Division Winner! |
| Morgan | 40 | |
| North Livingston | 101 | |
| Smithland | 116 | Grand Prize Winner! |
| Sparks | 13 | |
| Symsonia | 356 | |
| Middle School Division | Coats | |
| Benton | 108 | |
| Community Christian | 40 | |
| Graves County | 63 | |
| Heath | 251 | |
| Livingston County | 184 | |
| Lone Oak | 226 | |
| North Marshall | 26 | |
| Paducah | 181 | |
| Reidland | 323 | Division Winner! |
| South Marshall | 58 | |
| St. Mary Middle | 53 | |
| High School Division | Coats | |
| Graves County | 494 | Division Winner! |
| Livingston Central | 128 | |
| Lone Oak | 14 | |
| Mayfield | 155 | |
| Total Coats All Schools | 4,662 |
Owen Cleaners and NewsChannel 6 would like to thank all of the students, teachers and administrators who helped make this year’s school challenge a success. We would also like to thank the Telephone Pioneers and St. Vincent DePaul for their help in picking up the coats from the schools as well as Cal Sisto and all of the NewsChannel 6 staff for their continued support.