LAKE FOREST, Ill. – The Bears would like to encourage all fans to donate coats as part if their 18th annual coat drive benefiting the Salvation Army and public schools in the Chicago area.

The Bears are just 420 coats shy of reaching their goal of 10,000 coats this season.

Coats can be dropped off at all 98 Dominick’s stores throughout Chicagoland through Jan. 3, 2007. A store locator is available at www.Dominicks.com/StoreLocator.asp or www.ChicagoBears.com/community.