Business owners along Second Avenue in downtown Spokane celebrated the end of a major construction project.

Fall classes are underway at Whitworth University, but a day of action planned for next week will bring its own set of lessons for 1,500 students, faculty and staff.

Whitworth is holding its annual Community Building Day on September 20th. Volunteers will fan out over much of Spokane, doing everything from weeding and raking to games and interaction with community members. The morning concludes with a barbecue lunch on Whitworth's campus.

Coats 4 Kids is an annual fundraiser that has been collecting coats for children for 26 years. They start collecting in mid-September so children can keep warm just in time for the cold and wet fall and the colder and snowy winter.

KXLY has teamed up with the fundraiser to help collect coats at the Spokane Interstate Fair. On Sunday, September 18th, visitors who bring new or gently used coats to donate will let one child 13 and under in free  to the fair from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Coat drop-offs will be at the entry gates. 

If you're headed up to the fair for a variety of events on the 18th, including the full-sized car demolition derby, don't forget to bring a new or gently used children's coat that you can donate. That Sunday is the last day of the fair.