Events & Clothing Drives
EVENT: April, 2013
National Volunteer Month
Join us in April for National Volunteer Month. We're
urging students of all ages to lend their time and talents to
a great cause. Hold your own clothing drive by using Operation
Dress Up's marketing tools or find an
opportunity in your community. Let us know what you're
doing to make a difference by posting on our facebook page.
EVENT: March 12, 2013
Neighborhood Schools -- We Want Your Unclaimed Lost 'n'
Found Items
It's
that time again! Operation Dress Up! will be collecting
all unclaimed "Lost 'n' Found" items for M.E.N.D. (Meet Each
Need with Dignity) in Pacoima on Tuesday, March 12th.
Please arrange
for pick up by March 9th. Please bag the clothing
and only include the garments that are in very good
condition. No lunchboxes or shoes, just clothing in very
good shape.
NEXT EVENT: December 8, 2012
Celebrity Stuff-a-thon
Operation
Dress
Up!
will be helping out with a Celebrity Stuff-a-thon where
celebrities come together to stuff duffel bags with toys,
books and games for children in foster care and shelters. The
event is hosted by Disney Channel's Good Luck Charlie star,
Leigh-Allyn Baker. The event is sponsored by Smart Toys,
produced by the Alliance for Women in Media and the National
Parenting Publications Awards and benefits My Stuff Bags
Foundation.
NEXT EVENT: October 2012
Collecting School Uniforms & Halloween Costumes
We
are
now
collecting
gently used or new school uniforms and Halloween costumes that
are in great condition. All donations will be delivered to
M.E.N.D. and LAUSD's Homeless Education Program. Contact
us to arrange drop off or pick up.
EVENT: May 1 - June 15, 2012
Calling all Elementary Schools ... It's Spring Cleaning
Time!
We're
contacting
all
the
Elementary
Schools
in
our
community
asking
for
all
unclaimed
"Lost
'n'
Found"
items
to be donated to Operation Dress Up! We will gladly pick
up the donations, we just ask the schools to bag the clothing
and only include the garments that are in very good
condition. All clothing will be donated to M.E.N.D.
(Meet Each Need with Dignity) in Pacoima. To download a
flyer to give to your school, click here.
EVENT: February 1, 2012 - ongoing
Outfit a Student with Gym Clothes!
At the beginning of each school year, students are asked to purchase gym clothes. For some, the $20 expense is a tough one. So we thought we'd raise some money to purchase as many sets of gym clothes, helping as many peers as we can. We'll be setting up an online auction soon to help with our fundraising efforts. If you have an item to donate to our auction, click here.
EVENT: November, 2011
Sponsor-a-Family During the Holidays!
Grab
some
friends
and
help
a
needy
LAUSD
family
during
the
holiday season! Choose any family size and purchase
holiday gifts for your assigned family. Then deliver your
wrapped gifts to LAUSD's Homeless Education office on Friday,
December 2nd in downtown Los Angeles. Click here for information.
EVENT: May 1 - June 15, 2011
Calling all Elementary Schools ... It's Spring Cleaning
Time!
We're
contacting
all
the
Elementary
Schools
in
our
community
asking
for
all
unclaimed
"Lost
'n'
Found"
items
to be donated to Operation Dress Up! We will gladly pick
up the donations, we just ask the schools to bag the clothing
and only include the garments that are in very good
condition. All clothing will be donated to M.E.N.D.
(Meet Each Need with Dignity) in Pacoima. To download a
flyer to give to your school, click here.
EVENT: November 8 - December 31, 2010
Book Drive at Barnes & Noble, Westfield Topanga!
We have partnered with Barnes & Noble, Westfield Topanga for a second year and will be collecting books now through December 31st for LAUSD's Homeless Education Program. Come on out and purchase a book or two for a needy student. Our goal is to raise 2,000 books this year! Please support our cause.
August 30, 2010
Thank YOU!
Thank you to all our
supporters throughout the year who continually clean out
their closets ... and think of us. We've managed to collect
year-round with or without an organized drive. Our
garage has become a storage area with bags of clothing from
friends, family and strangers. We don't mind, though
... it's all for a GREAT cause.
March 15, 2010
Barnes & Noble, Westfield Topanga Donation Tops 1,500!
Thank
you
to
the
generous
staff
and
Barnes
&
Noble/
Topanga
for
hosting
a
successful
book
drive
during
the
holidays.
With a recent additional donation, we were able to collect
about 1,500 books for LAUSD's Homeless Education Program!
Thank you, Eric and Tracy!
501c3 Status ...
We are still 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.
