Dress for Success pulled off the big cleanup for the sale event! The last time we went back to their office, the entrance area for clients was completely clear, with all of the previously haphazard clothes, shoes, hangers, and accessories neatly put away. Even their storage area was neatly organized with separate areas for different categories of clothing and accessories!

 I now feel a bit sorry about the skepticism and apprehension I expressed before. As volunteers, the group from our class and the other CIS class did a fantastic job helping this organization prepare for its spring sale, one of the biggest events it hosts each year. Through sorting through these miscellaneous items and determining which items needed to be sold and donated, we were able to aid in the streamlining process for the sale, helping to ensure the needs of customers and ridding their office and storage space of unnecessary items were the top priorities. In fact, after we inquired about how the sale fared, Analisa told us that they were able to raise nearly $3,000!!

For the rest of this visit, however, our group merely had a walk through of the process, which mainly consisted of picking out an office appropriate wardrobe for Jordan. Though I am still dismayed by the overall volunteering experience, I am happy we were able to aid, even a little bit, in helping Dress for Success carry off their sale. Though the Lexington branch of this nonprofit is rather disorganized and presently running in an inefficient manner, I truly believe in their mission and their approach to achieving their purpose: promoting the economic independence of disadvantaged women.