A clothing drop-off site in Sammamish is collecting donations in preparation for the 2016 Hope Festival.

The Redmond/Sammamish Teen Center is accepting new or gently used clothing through Nov. 6 on weekdays 1-6:30 p.m.

These donations will go toward the February 2016 one-day event that serves more than 1,000 low-income families and individuals each year.

“Families will walk away from the Hope Festival knowing they are cared for and that there are people to support them in their community,” according to one of the Hope Festival flyers.

Held in Bellevue, the festival also provides food, children’s books and free services like a haircut or a chiropractic adjustment, according to Tyler Zangaglia, one of the event organizers and a sophomore at Eastlake High School.

Zangaglia also helped run the previous festival in 2014.

The other two organizers are Eastlake seniors Torrey Nielsen and Amy Stewart.

Additionally, about 200 volunteers contribute to the festival, from youth organizations to adult groups.

The Hope Festival, which previously occurred in October, was formerly known as the Harvest Festival.

Zangaglia said the name change “encompasses the feeling we hope our guests will feel after our event.”

“The Hope Festival provides many of those in need in our community with supplies, as well as a positive atmosphere, that we all need in our lives,” Zangaglia wrote in an email.  “Our guests will leave the Hope Festival with the renewed mindset that there really is good in the world. Simply said: each and every one of our guests will discover a newfound sense of hope.”

The Redmond/Sammamish Teen Center is located at 825 228th Ave. N.E., Sammamish.

For more information contact Zangaglia at tylerzang@comcast.net.