Jahlil Acosta, 11, of Reading likes to be outside and play tag, ride his bike or even enjoy the snow.
And he doesn’t mind being warm when he does it.
“I like the black and tan coat, it’s my favorite color,” he said after standing in front of a selection of hooded coats ranging in colors from pink and red to peach and robin’s egg blue.
To keep away winter’s chill, Jahlil and his friend Jubriell Santos, 10, of Reading were among the first children Thursday at the Oakbrook Unit of the Olivet Boys & Girls Club to have their pick of puffy outerwear from a selection of coats of many colors, not one of them used.