Donate gently used attire and accessories at UAB’s Spring Cleaning for a Cause clothing drive April 9-10 to support students, patients and community partners in need.Get a head start on spring cleaning with the University of Alabama at Birmingham Commission on the Status of Professional Success by donating gently used attire and accessories on Thursday and Friday, April 9-10, from 7 a.m.-12 p.m. at the Spring Cleaning for a Cause drive.
Accepted items include:
- Work-appropriate attire: clean suits, jackets, skirts, casual pants, shirts, formal and casual dresses
- Formal gowns and tuxedos or blazers
- Accessories: shoes, handbags, jewelry
- Items for patients: weather-appropriate clothing following trauma or emergency treatment
The donations will deliver on CSPS’ mission of facilitating professional success of the UAB community and make an impact in the local Birmingham community. The clothing and accessories collected will be distributed among My Sister’s Closet, an outreach program of the Young Women’s Christian Association of Central Alabama that serves women in need; the UAB Career Center’s Blazer Closet and the Collat School of Business Career Closet, which provide attire for career-related occasions for students; the UAB Marnix E. Heersink School of Medicine’s Compassion Closet, which provides new and clean clothing to emergency and trauma patients when they leave the hospital; and the Hope With Grace Foundation, which provides free prom dresses and suits for local high school students.
The drop-off location is UAB’s Alys Stephens Performing Arts Center’s lower-level entrance. For more information, please contact David Dada at