Wednesday for Women: Donate to Career Closet
September 03, 2008 By: almostgotit Category: Career Closet, Tennessee Career Center, Uncategorized, Wednesday for Women, friendship, interviewing, parenting
photo: Terry Shaw, |
What a coincidence. The Knoxville News-Sentinel printed an article today about Knoxville’s Career Closet , thus doing almost all of my planned blogging work for me.
A couple of weeks ago, I helped my friend and colleague Andy take his deceased wife’s hundreds of beautiful and contemporary career clothes to the Career Closet so that they could be used by unemployed women who are interviewing for jobs.
In fact, that’s Joy’s red blazer hanging on the rack to the right.
To be eligible for an outfit or two from the Career Closet, women must first complete a basic job training course through an organization such as the Tennessee Career Center.
Donating to the Career Closet was a win-win-win. Andy and his son now know that Joy’s clothes will be deeply appreciated and used. A couple dozen women (at least) will have gorgeous new business outfits to wear to their interviews. A number of retired folks who work at the Career Closet will see their own efforts benefitting more people. Andy will have a large tax deduction this year which will help off-set the sudden loss of his wife’s income stream. And I was able to do one small but useful thing to help this family that I love.
A quick Google search shows that Knoxville is not the only city with a “Career Closet” program that provides women with business attire and other assistance in landing a much-needed job.
How about cleaning your own closet this weekend, and giving another woman a career hands-up when you do?
September 3rd, 2008 at 5:39 pm
You read my mind. I’ve been cleaning out my closet, too. Maybe it’s that nip of fall in the air, crying “Change! Change!”
Or is that Obama?
Anyway, this is a good cause and, yes, similar programs do exist all over.
September 4th, 2008 at 10:06 am
I never heard of this service but it sounds like a great idea.