The owner of a San Jose dry cleaner is showing those down on their luck that the community wants them to succeed, so he’s ensuring they look their best as they get ready for their next big break.
After talking to fellow owners of dry cleaners about how they could give something back to their communities, he decided to offer speedy cleaning and pressing of clothes for free to any unemployed customer heading to a job interview.
The owner, Ali, says the free work is about fulfilling his long-held ambition to infuse his career with acts of kindness after he immigrated to the United States from Iran in 1986.
Ali remembers a certain woman who came in and got her blouse pressed before a big job interview.