Holiday Donations & Drives

The Steet Ponte Auto Group is holding our 9th Annual "Coats for Kids" Coat and Winter Clothing Drive! We are collecting donations of NEW winter outerwear like coats, snow pants, hats, gloves, scarves and snow boots in any kids sizes for Herkimer, CVA and Frankfort Elementary Schools, along with Utica, Rome, Johnstown and Fonda Elementary Schools! Donations will be accepted during normal business hours.  In 2025, we collected a record breaking 1,425 items, including 444 winter coats, and the rest in snow pants, hats, gloves, scarves and snow boots!

"We started this Coat Drive in response to our now, 18th annual Holiday Toy Drive. Year after year, we were getting overwhelming requests for winter coats and snow pants instead of toys. Finally, in 2018, we decided to create the Coats for Kids Coat Drive, so our local children in need are ready for the winter weather. Our children completely took this and ran with it, in 2022, we donated 675 articles of winter clothes, in 2023, over 900, and in 2024 a record breaking 1,000+!'' Joe Steet Sr. stated.

For the past 19 years we've donated to different local schools and organizations to help put a smile on the faces of our local kids in need. This year, we are adopting families through the Neighborhood Center within Oneida and Herkimer Counties, as well as Amsterdam and Gloversville Schools! Take a tag from one of our Giving Trees located in each showroom, purchase the wish listed on there and return the unwrapped gift back to our tree with the tag attached. Last year, we were able to donate 619 gifts for those in need during holiday season. Please help us again to make the holidays a little brighter for those in need! 

Through these wonderful non-profit organizations, we are able to directly support families in need of gifts for their children this holiday season throughout Oneida, Herkimer, and Fulton Counties. Thank you for helping spread the joy and make the holidays a little brighter for families in need in our area this year!