Dress for Success seeks shoe donations

Staff report

WARREN

Dress for Success is turning Giving Tuesday into Giving Shoes Day on Dec. 2. For the third year, Giving Shoes Day encourages women to donate their professional shoes to one of more than 135 Dress for Success affiliates — including Dress for Success Warren Youngstown.

The top 10 individual shoe donors from around the world will receive a complimentary pair of limited holiday edition Raegan heels, similar to the previous year, but in addition, the top three Dress for Success affiliates across the globe that garner the most total donations will also be awarded a special gift of new shoes directly from Fergie Footwear. This is also the first time that Dress for Success supporters will be able to participate in Giving Shoes Day on a global scale.

In addition to the Giving Shoes Day incentives it will be providing, Fergie Footwear also is donating 100 percent of the proceeds from the sale of the Raegan to Dress for Success through the beginning of the New Year, up to $40,000.

Women can take their shoes to Dress for Success Warren Youngstown at 418 Main Ave. on Dec. 2. Call to schedule a drop-off time at 330-395-0200.

For those who would like to donate shoes but are not able to take them in on that day, the professional footwear can be sent to Dress for Success Warren Youngstown, where donations of clothing, shoes and accessories are always accepted. These shipped donations must arrive by Dec. 2 to be considered for Giving Shoes Day, with a note stating that Giving Shoes Day is what the shoes are being donated for. Additional information on Dress for Success and Giving Shoes Day can be found at www.dressforsuccess.org/warrenyoungstown.

Dress for Success is an international not-for-profit organization that promotes the economic independence of disadvantaged women by providing professional attire, a network of support and the career development tools to help women thrive in work and in life.