From shirts to pants to jackets, for more than 20 years, Clothes To Kids has been providing entire wardrobes to children of families in need across Tampa Bay.
They come out, and their shoulders are up and they are smiling and they are so excited because theyve gotten a complete week's worth of school clothes that they picked out and they selected that represents them, said Clothes To Kids Executive Director Jennifer Jacobs.
This year, the non-profit is expected to donate more than 16,000 wardrobes.
However, Jacobs says there is one area where their inventory always seems to be lacking, and thats shoes. So, Clothes To Kids decided to use October as the month to rally people to donate shoes.
October, October, October, that is 'Shoetober,' thats what it is known around these parts, becaus