Teens and Tears: A Lifechanging Experience

This past Saturday, twenty exceptional high school scholars from The Ronald Simon Family Foundation came to Working Wardrobes. They learned dining etiquette and financial literacy, had their hair cut and make-up done, and received professional suits to wear to their success banquet next month.

We had over 20 amazing volunteers-- that's one for each and every client. Major props to the Huntington Beach Marinello School of Beauty and the Saddleback Valley Chapter of the National Charity League, as well as everyone else who helped make this a huge success (you know who you are).

I could talk and talk about it (oh, you have no idea how I could talk), but words pale in comparison to being there. Here's a taste of what it was like:

I'm trying to formulate the words that would best express my complete gratitude for the services you provided for our San Diego Simon Scholars on Saturday. I was overwhelmed by the compassion each of your volunteers exuded toward each student. I saw lives changed in one day. There are some really great kids inside some of those broken down shells, and I watched, in tears, as each scholar walked with a new level of confidence and self-esteem during the fashion show at the end of the day.

Thank you again for your dedication to our Foundation. It was a life changing experience for me as well.

~ Joanna [Program Coordinator for The Ronald Simon Family Foundation]