Successful Clothing Drive!

Our third annual clothing drive to benefit the YWCA Working Wardrobe just finished and was wildly successful. Many women will be able to “shop” for an entire working wardrobe to help them gain the confidence to interview for and hold down a living wage job. The donated clothes were amazing and the accessories donated this year were the best ever. It felt so good going into the store and talking with the volunteers. They expressed their appreciation for this support and emphasized that many women will be helped. A huge and sincere “Thank You” to all of you who got the word out and donated. A tip for the upcoming year that worked really well for me…every time I got clothes back from the cleaners or out of the laundry, I put them in at the left side of my closet. When it came time to pull out clothes for the drive I started at the right side of my closet where the less worn items had worked their way down. It made for a quick sort. The YWCA volunteers let me know that they need shopping bags from department stores (Macy’s, Nordstrom, etc) to help complete the “shopping” experience. They also need more suits in size 14’s and up. So please keep this in mind as you save items for next year, or if you have items that you would like to donate throughout the year, feel free to bring them in and we will take care of delivering them. Once again thank you for supporting our community in such a meaningful way.