On April 16 from 4 to 6 p.m. in the McHale Athletic Center, the honors program will host a clothing swap where students can purchase donated clothing items. All proceeds from the event will be donated to Candy’s Place, a cancer resource center in FortyFort.
Donations are open to all students, staff and faculty and can vary from casual wear, business casual or business professional clothing. Clothes can be taken to Stark Learning Center 262, the honors office on April 4 from 2 to 3:30 p.m.; and April 13 from 2 to 3 p.m. Those that donate will receive a voucher that can be used as cash at the time of the event.
“We just would like the clothing to be pre-washed, undamaged, and non-ripped,” said Ada Soriano, director of community service for the honors program student committee. “No shoes, socks, or underwear. Basically we would like everyone to donate clothing that they themselves would buy. I hope that students can relate this experience to a thrift-shopping experience, an activity that has been quite popular in these recent years.”
Clothing will also be accepted at the time of the event, but the program requests to have the majority of clothing donated early to allow for time to sort.
This event is the first of its kind for HPSC and is open to all Wilkes students.
“It’s important for the campus community to consider coming to this event and/or contributing because while a blazer that no longer fits one person might be thrown away as it becomes ‘useless’ to the owner, another person might find that blazer to be the difference between getting an internship or not,” said Jen McLaughlin, assistant director of the Honors & Scholars Program. “In a world where we are worried about climate and accountability, we owe it to one another and future generations to reuse, recycle and rethink possibilities. I hope to see you all there, sharing and exploring the options we will be offering.”
Honors students will also have the opportunity to help with the event and earn a participation point in the process. More information on ways to help will be released closer to the event.