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Men’s
Wearhouse
&
Jackets
for Jobs
Make a
Difference
By Emma
Lockridge/Tell
Us
Detroit
DETROIT
(Tell Us
Det) -
When
Detroiter
Norman
Snedacar
goes on
job
interviews
he’ll
have a
little
more pep
in his
step
because
he’ll be
wearing
a gently
used
suit
donated
to him
by
gospel
music
superstar
BeBe
Winans.
He
received
the
smart
suit
through
a
successful
partnership
between
the
Detroit
based
Jackets
for
Jobs,
Inc.,
and the
Men’s
Wearhouse,
a
clothier
with 900
outlets
nationwide.
“With
this
amazing
suit and
a great
resume,
I
definitely
have the
right
look and
skills
for a
new
job,”
Snedacar
stated.
“Being
gifted
with
this
suit
from
such an
outstanding
person
is truly
flattering
and a
blessing.”
Following
a
successful
career
as a
truck
driver
for 25
years,
Snedacar
joined
the
ranks of
the
long-term
unemployed
in 2006.
Now
affiliated
with
Michigan
Works,
he
graduated
from
Baker
College
where he
completed
training
to
become a
Medical
Laboratory
Technician.
Receiving
the suit
supports
the look
he needs
to make
a great
impression
during
interviews.
Jackets
for
Jobs, a
non-profit
organization
that
provides
career
skills
training,
employment
etiquette
and
professional
clothes
to
individuals
seeking
employment,
joined
the
Men’s
Wearhouse
for the
fifth
annual
National
Suit
Drive,
the
nation’s
largest
collection
of
gently
used
business
attire
for men
and
women.
The
successful
clothing
drive
wrapped
up in
July.
“The
celebrity
component
of this
year’s
drive
was
uplifting
and took
us to a
new
level,”
stated
Alison
Vaughn,
Founder
& CEO of
Jackets
for
Jobs.
“We are
grateful
to BeBe
Winans
for his
suit
donation
and FOX
2
staffers
anchorman
Alan Lee
and
reporter
Jason
Carr.”
Donors
were
encouraged
to give
their
gently
used
men’s
and
women’s
suits,
shirts,
jackets,
ties,
belts
and
shoes to
drop off
points
at Men’s
Wearhouse
store
locations
around
the US.
For
every
suit
donated
Men’s
Wearhouse
donated
two
business
ties and
donors
received
a 50%
off
coupon
off all
regular-priced
items
(excluding
shoes)
for a
next
purchase
at the
store.
“Our
donation
expectations
were
exceeded,”
stated
Peter
Ciak,
regional
manager
for
Men’s
Wearhouse.
“This
year’s
collection
was
130,171
units
compared
to a
target
goal of
110,000
of which
Jackets
for Jobs
will
receive
nearly
800
units.
Our
founder
George
Zimmer
is
thrilled
about
the
outcome
because
he
encourages
philanthropy.
“
As the
national
unemployment
rate
edges
down,
there
are
still
12.5
million
Americans
still
out of
work and
many are
feeling
discouraged,”
states
Vaughn.
“The
clothing
they
receive
through
the
National
Suit
Drive
gives
them a
confident
first
step
toward
reentering
the job
market.
Nonprofit/private
partnerships,
like the
one
forged
between
Jackets
For Jobs
and
Men’s
Wearhouse,
are
paving
the way
to put
people
back to
work.”
About
Jackets
for
Jobs,
Inc.
Jackets
for
Jobs,
Inc. is
a
non-profit
organization
that
provides
career
skills
training,
employment
etiquette
and
professional
clothes
to
individuals
seeking
employment.
Since
its
inception,
JFJ has
assisted
over
12,000
individuals
with
employment.
Nationally,
the
organization
has been
supported
and
recognized
by
Donald
Trump,
the cast
from The
Apprentice,
ABC's
The
View,
and
NBC's
Today
show.
JFJ also
has had
the
distinct
honor of
ringing
the
closing
bell on
NASDAQ
in New
York
City.
For more
information,
visit
www.jacketsforjobs.org
About
Men's
Wearhouse
Founded
in 1973
by
George
Zimmer,
Men's
Wearhouse
is one
of North
America's
largest
specialty
retailers
of men's
apparel,
with
1,162
stores.
The
Men's
Wearhouse,
Moores
and K&G
stores
carry a
full
selection
of men's
designer,
brand
name and
private
label
suits,
sport
coats,
furnishings
and
accessories
and
Men's
Wearhouse
and Tux
stores
carry a
limited
selection.
Most K&G
stores
carry a
full
selection
of
women's
apparel.
Tuxedo
rentals
are
available
in the
Men's
Wearhouse,
Moores
Clothing
for Men
and
Men's
Wearhouse
and Tux
stores.
Additionally,
Men's
Wearhouse
operates
a global
corporate
apparel
and
workwear
group
consisting
of Twin
Hill in
the
United
States
and
Dimensions
and
Alexandra
in the
United
Kingdom.
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