Chief HR Officer Alesia Jones, chair of the Commission in 2015, and Yolanda Sullivan, CEO of YWCA of Central Alabama (in red)
Ladies, it’s time to put your gently used business clothes to work for others.
The University of Alabama at Birmingham Commission on the Status of Women seeks donations of gently used clothing from April 4-8 for My Sister’s Closet, an outreach program of the YWCA of Central Alabama.
To participate in UAB’s Suits 4 Success drive, donors may drop off their tax-deductible donations of clean suits, jackets, skirts, shirts and dresses, as well as casual pants, formal prom dresses, shoes, handbags, accessories and toiletries. Donations may be brought to the John N. Whitaker Building, 500 22nd St. South, from 7-10 a.m. each day, or drop off at the UAB Administration Building, College of Arts and Sciences’ Heritage Hall, Campbell Hall, Collat School of Business and School of Engineering Complex, Humanities Building, and the schools of Nursing, Public Health, Education and Health Professions.
This is the 10th consecutive year for Suits 4 Success. My Sister’s Closet provides clothes for women interviewing for or holding jobs, and supports them until they can provide for themselves. Last year, the drive provided a total of 63 boxes with an estimated weight of 1.5 tons. My Sister’s Closet awarded 8,834 clothing items free of charge to 1,140 people and provided 171 prom dresses to girls in need. Many of those items came from UAB donations.
| This is the 10th consecutive year for Suits 4 Success. My Sister’s Closet provides clothes for women interviewing for or holding jobs, and supports them until they can provide for themselves. |
“Suits for Success has become an important part of UAB’s legacy as a premier institution committed not only to excellence in health care, education and research, but to exemplary and novel outreach efforts that give back to and also inspire the regional community, as well,” Faye-Petersen said. "I am very proud to be part of UAB."
“If it were not for Ona’s support, determination and commitment to provide for women who may be in need of professional attire and may not be able to afford to buy these items, Suits 4 Success would not exist,” Clemon said. “The Commission on the Status of Women is honored to have this long-term connection with My Sister’s Closet and the YWCA.”