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The Clothes Connection

The WIAF Clothes Connection

Robin Anderson

June, 2002, completed the fourth year of WIAF's Clothes Connection.  During this period more than 70 women were helped as WIAF raised more that $3000 for women who needed that extra little bit of help to get back into the work force. Through this program, these women were able to  acquire the clothing that they needed for a job search and initial interview.

The program was originally created by the  Women In Action Foundation in cooperation with Spanky's and the Vancouver Housing Authority. 

The Clothes Connection works  like this: 
 WIA members bring up to 10 articles of children's, men's or women's new and like-new clothing to a WIA meeting. 
The clothes must be clean and currently in season. Dropping clothing off at one of the two Spanky's locations, is acceptable too.  

 You do not need to wait for the clothing to be sorted. 
A receipt can be mailed to your home, if you provide a self addressed stamped envelope when you drop off the clothing.  When the clothing sells, the money is placed in a WIAF account. It is then converted through the WIA Foundation and  The Vancouver Housing Authority into Spanky's Gift Certificates. These Gift Certificates are awarded  to women needing clothes for their job search and interview.

If you choose to take your clothes directly to Spanky's just let the Spanky's outlet know that the clothes
are for the WIAF Clothing Connection and Spanky's/ WIAF will handle the rest.  
Spanky's has two locations:

 


On the west side of town:
Spanky's Downtown
812 Main Street
Vancouver, WA. 98660
Ph: (360) 693-5115
On the east side of town:
Spanky's Eastside
316 Hearthwood Blvd.
Vancouver, WA. 98684
Ph: (360) 260-0791

 


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