Park West CARES Initiative Extends Donations

    SOUTHFIELD, MI, September 03, 2010 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Due to its success, Park West Gallery has extended Park West CARES, an initiative by the Gallery to donate thousands of new items of clothing and other apparel to local, charitable organizations, through December.

Launched in July, Park West CARES has already donated items to six local organizations, including Grace Centers of Hope, Capuchin Soup Kitchen, Covenant House, Detroit Rescue Mission, HAVEN of Oakland County and Vista Maria. All six are slated to receive subsequent donations, as are new organizations in both the Detroit and Miami, FL metro areas.

"Park West CARES has received such an overwhelmingly positive response that we decided to continue the donations through the remainder of the year," said Albert Scaglione, Founder of Park West Gallery. "All of the organizations chosen to receive these items provide such a valuable service, and we are honored to be able to help them and our community in this way."

"We are very grateful for these donations from Park West Gallery; it will help our families as they look to start a new life after leaving an abusive relationship," says Belle Kleinberg-Hornung, HAVEN's Volunteer, Intern and In-Kind Donations Coordinator.

The Rev. Kent Clark, CEO of Grace Centers of Hope, said in a statement. "These donations are not the first time it has supported our organization, and we look forward to continuing to work with Park West Gallery to address homelessness in Michigan in the future."

If you know of a charitable organization that would benefit from Park West CARES, please contact Raquel Fournier at [email protected] or call (248) 204-6844.

For more information about Park West Gallery and Park West CARES, visit www.parkwestgallery.com.

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