This year's AYLA (Austin Young Lawyer Association) "Santa Brings a Law Suit" service project will benefit Lisa's Hope Chest. An Austin-based, non-profit organization, Lisa's Hope Chest provides gently-used professional clothing free of charge to men and women in need. This clothes closet is different from others because it is designed specifically to help individuals in transition.

Approximately 90 percent of Lisa's clients are re-entering the workforce out of the prison system and need suits and work attire to make this transition possible. By donating your own gently-used office wear, Austin Bar and AYLA members can help these individuals get back on the right track and on their own feet. For those of you who cannot spare a suit, a pair of slacks, or tie, Lisa will also take shoes, socks, jeans, t-shirts, and other casual clothing items. She is especially in need of clothing for men.

Please drop-off your generous clothing donations at the following Comet Cleaners locations:
2401 Lake Austin Blvd. (472-4676)
1220 Barton Hills Drive (443-8883)
501 W. 15th Street (236-1118)
3637 Far West Blvd. (338-0141)
Donations may also be dropped off at Sumpter & Gonzalez at 206 E. 9th St., Suite 1511. In fact, if you call ahead someone will meet you at your car to pick them up from you. Help us make this holiday season a little brighter for someone starting a new chapter in their life. Contact Sumpter & Gonzalez at 381-9955 with questions regarding drop-off.

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