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Zappos 'Closets for Good' helps with bare necessities for Louisville students

Zappos 'Closets for Good' helps with bare necessities for Louisville students
STAY WITH US FOR WLKY NEWS AT 11:00. >> CHECK OUT THIS AMAZING NEW RESOURCE FOR STUDENTS AT MOORE. UNVEILING THE CLOSETS FOR GOOD. IT PROVIDES STUDENTS WITH DAY-TO-DAY NECESSITIES INCLUDING NONPERISHABLE FOOD, SCHOOL SUPPLIES, HYGIENE PRODUCTS, CLOTHING, AND SHOES. >> WE SHOULDN'T HAVE KIDS WORRYING ABOUT WHAT THEY ARE - GOING TO EAT AT NIGHT.EY ARE - OR IF THEY HAVE THE RIGHT PAIR OF SHOES OR IF THEIR SHOES ARE TOO SMALL OR TOO BIG. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE FOUND OUT IS THAT SOME OF OUR KIDS HAVE NEVER HAD ANYTHING NEW IN THEIR LIVES, SO BY PROVIDING THIS, WE'RE ABLE TO PROVIDE THEM WITH SOME THINGS SO DURING THE DAY THEY DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT THE EVERYDAY KIND OF STUFF. >> IT WAS OPENED LAST YEAR
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Zappos 'Closets for Good' helps with bare necessities for Louisville students
Zappos has created a new closet to help local students.The closet was unveiled for students at Marion C. Moore School . It provides students with day-to-day necessities including nonperishable food, school supplies, hygiene products and shoes. "We shouldn't have kids worrying about what they are going to eat at night or if they have the right pair of shoes. If shoes are too small or too big one of the things we found out is some of our kids have never had anything new in their lives, so by providing this closet we actually are able to provide them with something so they don't have to worry about it," said Marcela Gutierrez with Zappos. The first Closets for Good was opened last year in Las Vegas. It was designed with the help of California Closets.

Zappos has created a new closet to help local students.

The closet was unveiled for students at Marion C. Moore School .

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It provides students with day-to-day necessities including nonperishable food, school supplies, hygiene products and shoes.

"We shouldn't have kids worrying about what they are going to eat at night or if they have the right pair of shoes. If shoes are too small or too big one of the things we found out is some of our kids have never had anything new in their lives, so by providing this closet we actually are able to provide them with something so they don't have to worry about it," said Marcela Gutierrez with Zappos.

The first Closets for Good was opened last year in Las Vegas. It was designed with the help of California Closets.