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The driver behind the coat drive

Alyce Lyle wants Springfield to have a better attitude about the east side

By Maria Gardner

During the brisk morning, a visitor held up a coat wondering if the item would be a good fit. Sherrie Henderson said the coat and blanket drive held by Freedom in Holiness Mission on Loveland Avenue is convenient because it occurs right before winter arrives...

Alyce Lyle, overseeing the coat drive. She organizes events like this because that’s how she was raised: “My mom and dad gave a hand to anybody who went down the dusty road in Tennessee.”
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