What’s up Juggalos, Juggalettes, and philanthropists of the night…

This year I only planned on doing one jacket.

One kid. One brand-new Carhartt. That was the plan. Nothing fancy, nothing ambitious — just keep a kid warm this winter and call it good.

Somewhere along the way, Scottie D of Faygoluvers.net and Jimmy Donn of SicFux Entertainment both stepped up, and suddenly we weren’t talking about one jacket anymore.

That’s how it went from one to three.

The winners this year

All three families ended up being from Minnesota. That wasn’t intentional — it’s just who reached out.

Torris P — Minneapolis, Minnesota
Sponsored by Jimmy Donn and SicFux Entertainment. Jimmy handled it without making a production out of it, and that’s exactly how this kind of thing should be done.

Malachi F — New Prague, Minnesota
Sponsored by BeZerkaveli aka Ken Alger Real Estate. If I’m going to talk about community, I’m going to put my own name and money behind it. Click here to read my article on my website about it and the mutual aid effort of this particular drive that started on this very website you find yourself on now.

Eden F — Ramsey, Minnesota
Sponsored by Scottie D of Faygoluvers.net. Scottie didn’t ask for attention, didn’t ask for credit — he just helped a kid get a coat.

Why there weren’t more jackets this year

I wanted to do more. Simple as that.

I just couldn’t find enough sponsors or funding to push it beyond three this time, and I’m not going to pretend otherwise or dress it up. Three kids still got brand-new Carhartts, and that matters.

The bigger picture

With this year included, that makes nine total brand-new Carhartt jackets that have gone to nine different kids across the country since I started doing this.

No raffles.
No entry fees.
No “like, share, and tag three friends.”

Just kids getting coats, free of charge.

All I ever ask is that they take care of them, wear them hard, and maybe someday — if they’re able — they help someone else out.

That’s it.

Final thoughts

This wasn’t organized charity.
This wasn’t branding.
This wasn’t content.

It was just people doing something decent because they could.

Much respect to Jimmy Donn, SicFux Entertainment, and Scottie D for stepping up. And much love to everyone who’s supported this over the years in ways that don’t need to be loud to be real.

Stay warm.
Stay human.
And take care of each other.

BeZerkaveli
aka
Ken Alger Real Estate