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Valencia Group Asks Guests to Give Shirts Off Their Backs

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SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS—Each summer, Houston-based Valencia Group embarks on a community initiative that seeks to connect guests and its national portfolio of hotels with deserving beneficiaries. Beginning on June 1, Hotel Valencia Riverwalk in San Antonio, Texas, Hotel Valencia Santana Row in San Jose, Calif., Hotel Sorella CITYCENTRE in Houston, Hotel Sorella Country Club Plaza in Kansas City, Mo., and Lone Star Court in Austin, Texas will be asking travelers to “Give Us the Shirt off Your Back.”

The campaign, which will run June 1 through August 31, will serve as a major drive for Dress for Success and Career Gear, two acclaimed nonprofits whose goal is to empower low-income individuals to enter or return to the work force by providing gently used professional suiting and accessories for interviews, as well as a host of career guidance services. All clothing with be laundered and dry cleaned as necessary by the properties prior to drop off.

According to Amy Trench, Corporate Director of Marketing & PR for Valencia Group, “Our hotel teams eagerly look forward to summer to engage with clients and their communities in a truly impactful way. We have a heavy heart for those who are trying to get back on their feet, and we hope our guests can help by letting us lighten their suitcase load by donating professional attire.”

All five properties will be accepting monetary donations for each organization, as well as women’s suits, business-appropriate apparel, shoes and accessories, including handbags and portfolios for Dress for Success. At Hotel Valencia Riverwalk in San Antonio and Hotel Sorella CITYCENTRE in Houston, guests will also have the option of leaving men’s items for Career Gear such as suits, solid color blazers and sport coats, belts, briefcases, watches, cufflinks, overcoats and dress pants, shirts and shoes.

To further promote this program, hotels will be overseeing a range of independent activities on site. For more information on Valencia Group’s partnership with Dress for Success, click here.

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