CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS (May 2021) – CambridgeSide (CambridgeSide.com) is teaming with Dress for Success Boston to host a Purses & Pumps Donation Drive through Sunday, May 30, 2021. Donations of new purses and women’s professional shoes including flats and modest heels (no mules, stilettos, or sandals please) can be dropped off at T.J. Maxx, located on Level 2 at CambridgeSide.
All donations benefit Dress for Success Boston. The mission of Dress for Success is to empower women to achieve economic independence by providing a network of support, professional attire and then development tools to help them thrive in work and in life. For more information or to make an online donation, visit Dress for Success Boston (Boston.DressForSuccess.org).
“CambridgeSide is pleased to partner with Dress for Success Boston in giving local women a fresh start and confidence in preparing for interviews and re-entering the workforce,” says Melissa LaVita, Senior Marketing Director at CambridgeSide.
Dress for Success Boston is an affiliate of the Worldwide Dress for Success organization, with over 150 affiliates in 20 countries. Started in 2001 by Co-Founders Nancy Schneider and Enith Levine, to date Dress for Success Boston has served just under 15,000 women in the greater Boston area.
“The empowerment of women, with an end goal of economic independence, informs everything we do,” says Kim Todd, Executive Director of Dress for Success Boston. “We are grateful to CambridgeSide for hosting this donation drive to allow us to provide our clients with professional purses and footwear for the workplace,” she adds.
CambridgeSide
The reimagined CambridgeSide is a place to shop, dine, indulge and relax. CambridgeSide features one great waterfront location with over 80 shops and restaurants in Cambridge, MA, just steps from downtown Boston. CambridgeSide’s mix of retailers includes Apple, H&M, Superdry, Sephora, Best Buy, T.J. Maxx and more. The diverse mix of restaurants boasts Massachusetts’ first World of Beer and The Cheesecake Factory, in addition to over 14 other eateries. CambridgeSide is located near top tourism attractions including the Museum of Science and Charles Riverboat. CambridgeSide is handicapped and MBTA accessible (Green Line T to Lechmere Station or Red Line T to Kendall Square to the free CambridgeSide Shuttle Bus), and offers attached, covered parking. For directions and information, call 617-621-8666 or visit CambridgeSide.com. CambridgeSide is a New England Development shopping destination.