GU clothing drive ‘Gives Piece a Chance’

Only a few weeks ago, the steps of Crosby Student Center at Gonzaga University overflowed with clothes donated for Teen Closet, a local charity that provides clothes to foster children.

According to a press release, Gonzaga students lugged bags stuffed to the brim with new and used clothes, hoping to give them to those in need while doing their own spring cleaning.

They posed for snapshots with a heart-shaped sign that read: “I Gave Piece a Chance” and donated clothes in exchange for purple and green Jigsaw bags.

The clothes drive was hosted by GU marketing students and Jigsaw boutique, 601 W. Main Ave., as part of a semester-long promotional campaign designed to encourage students to donate their clothing “pieces” to Teen Closet and check out trendy, new “pieces” at Jigsaw. The campaign played off the women’s clothing boutique’s puzzle-associated name, with the slogan “Give Piece a Chance.”

Students collected more than 2,000 pieces of clothing for Teen Closet.

Other businesses that also helped support the cause and donated prizes included to the event including: Thomas Hammer Coffee, Boo Radley’s, Jaazz Salon, Pita Pit, Auntie’s Bookstore, Spokandy, Bruttles, the Zag Shop, Marquee Lounge, Taste Cafe and Spokane Metro Magazine.

For more information about the course, contact Professor Peggy Sue Loroz at (509) 313-3433 or via e-mail at loroz@jepson.gonzaga.edu.