Gathering in for a giving out
Students at Central Fairmount School in
Cincinnati, OH, received an early gift for the holiday season.
On December 12, a familiar jolly old man
in a red “dryclean-only” suit arrived unexpectedly
to deliver hundreds of coats collected by a local drycleaning
chain.
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“Seeing the children and the smiles
on their faces when they saw Santa Claus bringing in bags and
bags of coats — they were just awestruck at the
sight,” Appearance Plus marketing director Angie Miller
said.
“It kind of chokes you up to see
it,” Miller added. “I have to give credit to our
dedicated employees who worked so hard to make this happen, and
all of our wonderful customers who have assisted us in this
cause. I also want to give a tip of the hat to the local media
who, with all the bad news we’ve been hearing lately,
took a pause to showcase something very positive in our
community.”
The project took over two months to
complete. Both employees and customers of Appearance Plus
teamed up to collect new and gently used children’s coats
from the community.
Once gathered, the staff at the
company’s three stores — located in Anderson, Hyde
Park and downtown — cleaned the clothing and presented it
to Project Connect, a Cincinnati Public Schools education
program which strives to provide support and opportunities for
homeless children.
Joining Appearance Plus and Project
Connect on the special initiative was Caldwell Banker/West
Shell.
Even with Santa long gone after the 2003
drop off, the drive will continue throughout 2004.
Once again, it will culminate in December
with a massive collection of coats distributed to homeless
students and other Cincinnati public schoolchildren in need of
protection from the harsh temperatures of winter.
Appearance Plus, which opened its first
store in 1984, prides itself on offering free pick up and
delivery service to customers in the greater Cincinnati area,
same day express service at no additional charge and a
dedicated staff committed to keeping customers happy.
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