Events & Clothing Drives
2nd Quarter
Next Clothing Drive Info Coming Soon ...
Thank you for supporting us on our last drive. We are planning the
next
one for May or June. In the meantime, we are working on getting our
501c3 status and learning a lot about the arduous legal process! If
there are
any attorneys out there who can volunteer their time, we'd welcome the help!
January 23, 2010
Free Frozen Yogurt!
THIS JUST IN ... Operation Dress Up's next clothing drive will
benefit the Haiti
Quake
Relief as well as the organization MEND (Meet Each Need
with Dignity). Looking
at the devastation from this tragedy we all felt so helpless ... we'd
like to do anything to help the earthquake victims! Please join us
Saturday, January 23rd, at Yozen
Frogurt (6450 Platt Avenue in West Hills) for the clothing
drive from 1pm to 5pm. Come on down with
your bag of gently used clothing and receive a free frozen yogurt with
tasty toppings to choose from! DOWNLOAD
FLYER.
November 1 - December 24, 2009
Book Drive
From November 1 - December 24, bookstore customers will be asked to purchase an additional book for a homeless student. All books collected for Operation Dress Up will be donated to LAUSD's Homeless Education Program. Download the LAUSD Book Fair voucher!
December 5-6, 2009
Free Gift Wrapping
On the weekend of December 5 - 6 from 4pm to 10pm, student volunteers from Operation Dress Up will be onsite at the store providing free gift wrapping. All tips collected will go back into the store to purchase more books for LAUSD's Homeless Education program.
November 29 - December 4, 2009
Book Fair
During the week of November 29th through December 4th, LAUSD's Homeless Education program will benefit from sales when a special voucher is presented at check out. A percentage of all purchases during this time frame will be donated to the program.
November 1 - December 24, 2009
Leading Book Retailer, Barnes & Noble Westfield Topanga Steps Up to Help Homeless Students!
Beginning November 1st, Barnes & Noble at the Westfield Promenade in Woodland Hills will run a series of programs supporting Operation Dress Up! and LAUSD's Homeless Education Program.
October 3, 2009
Second Clothing Drive A Success!
Operation Dress Up! had its second clothing drive on Saturday October 3, 2009 at Yozen Frogurt (6450 Platt Avenue in West Hills). Each student who donated a bag of gently used clothing received a coupon for a complimentary frozen yogurt. Thank you to our neighbors who, again, stepped forward to help homeless students in Los Angeles.
All clothing collected was delivered to the Women's Care Cottage and M.E.N.D.
If you'd like to sponsor a clothing drive, or would like to help in any way, feel free to email us.
June 6, 2009
Our First Clothing Drive
Operation Dress Up! had its first clothing drive on June 6, 2009 at Menchie's Frozen Yogurt at 6731-1/2 Fallbrook Avenue in West Hills (Fallbrook Mall). Each person who donated a bag of gently used clothing received a coupon for a complimentary 10 oz. frozen yogurt!
We were thrilled to see the community come out and support our cause. It took three fully packed SUVs to get all the donations home.
Thank you to our sponsors: Menchie's Frozen Yogurt, WrapAds, GandoDesign and KOST 103.5.
All clothing will be delivered to Beyond Shelter, an agency that assists homeless families with social and educational services.
