If you’ve gained a few pounds, lost weight, or just need to clear space for a new spring wardrobe, it’s time to start rustling through your closet for professional wear and accessories to donate to “Suits for Session.”
Volunteer Florida will host its 11th Annual Suits for Session statewide service project on Wednesday, with collection displays open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Donors can stop by a curbside drop-off location outside Tallahassee City Hall at the corner of College and Adams streets or visit the second-floor Capitol Rotunda.
Suits for Session engages Florida legislators and staff, state agency employees and others to collect new or gently worn business attire to help prepare job seekers across the state. Men’s and women’s items accepted include full suits, blazers and jackets, blouses and shirts, pants and trousers, dresses and skirts, ties, belts, shoes and handbags.
All donated items will be distributed to this year’s recipient organizations — the FSU Professional Clothing Closet, Dress for Success Orlando and Valencia College — which support job seekers throughout Florida.
Since its inception, Suits for Session has collected and distributed tens of thousands of pieces of professional attire statewide.
This year, the event is being sponsored by TECO, KPMG and ZAZA.
Suits for Session was launched in 2016 by Volunteer Florida, the state’s lead agency for promoting volunteerism and national service. The organization administers more than $25 million in federal, state and private funding to help meet critical needs across Florida and also serves as the state’s lead agency for volunteers and donations before, during and after disasters.
