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Nine-year-old Tristan Rankin and five of his elementary school friends have made York, Pennsylvania, a little bit warmer. For the past few years, they have collected jackets and coats and given them out to homeless people on the streets and in the parks of the city.

The story started when Tristan saw a YouTube video of a homeless boy in freezing weather. He gathered up and gave them to people in need. Then, he started a nonprofit, called Coats of Friendship, and he and his friends from Friendship Elementary School in nearby Glen Rock have made the coat drive bigger and better every year.

Now, the entire school is involved, and the Sunday after Thanksgiving, the children and their families and friends gave out 1,500 coats and jackets at LifePath Christian Ministries. Each coat comes with a personalized, handwritten note or drawing from a student, and this year, one sixth-grade class made scarves to keep recipients even warmer.

And, for anyone who couldn鈥檛 get to the ministries building, Tristan and his friends went around town and hung coats and accessories throughout four area parks, so people could grab them as needed.

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鈥淚 really just want to make sure they鈥檙e warmer, and want to make a difference,鈥� Tristan told .

According to the nonprofit鈥檚 , Tristan is president and CEO. All eight officers are between 6 and 11 years old.

鈥淗is motto, his mission,鈥� Tristan鈥檚 mom, Tracee, told the , 鈥渒eeping the world a little warmer one coat at a time.鈥�

鈥淭he impact that this makes today is just monumental in the lives of those who walk through that door,鈥� Matt Carey, LifePath鈥檚 executive director, told . 鈥淭his is a year-round effort from the kids.鈥�

For Jackie Baez, who fled the hurricane in Puerto Rico with practically no personal belongings, the coat meant more than just warmth. 鈥淚鈥檓 here,鈥� she told ABC 27, 鈥渁nd I feel warm and well wanted.鈥�

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