BATON ROUGE- Today WBRZ's Pat Shingleton is packing the pod at the Walmart on College Drive.

The donations collected benefit Pat's Coats For Kids. Since its conception more than a million dollars have been received, reflecting 83,000 purchases and distributions to 125 schools. In addition, Pat's Coats for Kids has collected more than 197,000 used coats.

Residents can come out to Pack the Pod at Walmart until 6:30 tonight. Donations can also be made online.