How you can help Valley students by donating professional clothing

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- With graduation approaching for precocious schoolhouse seniors crossed the Central Valley, The Foundation for Fresno Unified Students is asking the assemblage to assistance students hole for college, internships and occupation interviews by donating nonrecreational covering for its 4th Annual Suit Drive.

The foundation, the philanthropic limb of Fresno Unified School District, aims to guarantee students person entree to the attire they request to marque a beardown archetypal impression.

"Looking your champion volition assistance you consciousness your champion and assistance you enactment your champion ft forward," Executive Officer Linda Laettner said.

Donations of mildly utilized nonrecreational covering are being accepted done April 10.

Laettner said the thrust welcomes a wide scope of items.

"We're not conscionable talking astir jackets and full-on suits and ties. We're besides talking astir trousers, blouses and different shirts that conscionable look nonrecreational successful nature," she said.

Donations tin beryllium dropped disconnected astatine the pursuing locations:

Neighborhood Thrift - 353 Olive Ave. (Tower District)

Neighborhood Thrift - 3139 W. Shaw (Shaw & Marks)

Collection bin astatine Bullard High School located connected West Browning Ave.

Anthropologie - Fig Garden Village

The instauration antecedently held 1 donation thrust and 1 "Suited for Success" lawsuit each year.

This year, they hosted 2 anterior donation periods, and this 1 volition beryllium the past for this drive.

The covering has been utilized to assistance precocious schools big their ain Suited for Success events.

"We are trying to make thing that spans implicit time, thing that gives accessibility crossed the schoolhouse twelvemonth alternatively of conscionable 1 time, 1 window," Laettner said.

So far, the Suit Drive has served much than 500 students.

Last year, the effort collected 7,000 covering items.

This year, 6,500 items person already been donated, and organizers anticipation to surpass past year's total.

Laettner said the ngo down the thrust goes beyond clothing; it's astir supporting students and helping them scope their potential.

"I anticipation our students spot that we spot them," she said. "I'm hoping that they consciousness successful their hearts that we emotion them profoundly and privation them to beryllium palmy successful their future."

For those incapable to donate clothing, monetary donations are besides accepted done the foundation's website by clicking here.

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