User submission 32K 40.8K Social IssuesNov 20, 2015 These Kids In Canada Tied Coats To Street Poles To Help Homeless Prepare For Winter Dovas Community member Open list comments 6 Vote arrow up Vote arrow down 390 Open list comments 6 Checkmark Link copied! Share icon Share Checkmark Link copied! Share icon Share Modal close ADVERTISEMENT Though it’s a bit early, one woman (and a whole bunch of kids) has already shown us what the holiday spirit is really all about. Worried about what the homeless would do during the coming winter, Tara Smith-Atkins, her eight-year-old daughter, and seven of her friends gathered winter coats and tied them to street poles throughout the city of Halifax for the homeless to claim. The children went to distribute the winter coats during her daughter’s eighth birthday. “They definitely learned the importance of it,” Smith-Atkins told CBC. “When we got back in the car after an hour on the street, they were all freezing and crying for the heater to be on and complaining because they were cold. And they were bundled up.”More info: CBCOn Nov. 15th, the people of Halifax were greeted with this strange sight:Share iconImage credits: HalifolksTara Smith-Atkins’ daughter and her friends hung winter coats on street poles for the homeless to takeShare iconImage credits: Tara Smith-AtkinsThe wonderful gesture was a great way to spend her daughter’s eighth birthday!Share icon Image credits: Feed Nova ScotiaADVERTISEMENT“They definitely learned the importance of it,” Smith-Atkins saidShare iconImage credits: Tara Smith-Atkins“When we got back in the car after an hour on the street, they were all freezing and crying for the heater to be on and complaining because they were cold. And they were bundled up.”Share iconImage credits: Tara Smith-AtkinsThe family spent a few weeks gathering the coats from their communityShare iconShare iconADVERTISEMENTImage credits: Tara Smith-AtkinsShare iconADVERTISEMENTImage credits: Tara Smith-Atkins Anyone can write on Bored Panda. Start writing! 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