Volunteers from Away, a luggage and travel brand, coached students from People's Prep Charter School in Newark in a business competition called SuitUp. Students were split into teams and created new product or service ideas for travel. Team 3's idea for a customizable kids' luggage won. After the competition, 100% of students felt more confident and 100% of volunteers believed they made a positive impact. Many students are now interested in careers in business, education, design, marketing after interacting with the Away volunteers. Both students and volunteers enjoyed the experience and want to participate in future SuitUp events.

1. SuitUp with Away
09.22.2022
Opening Doors and Reimagining Pathways for
Students Everywhere…

2. About Away
Away is a global lifestyle brand
with a mission to transform
travel through products and
content that inspire people to
get away more. Away launched
in 2016 with one perfectly
designed carry-on and has
since expanded to offer an
array of luggage and travel
essentials built for the modern
traveler. Away has been named
one of Fast Company's "World's
Most Innovative Companies"
and has been recognized on
TIME's list of "Best Inventions.”
About People's Prep Charter School
People’s Prep’s mission is to prepare all
of its students to graduate from the
college of their choice as informed,
involved, and resilient citizens. Since
2011, People’s Prep has provided a
high-performing, college-preparatory
high school for Newark students and
their families. The school is committed to
facing every challenge along this path
and to working alongside its students
and families to meet them. The school’s
values are grit, empathy, achievement,
curiosity, humility, and enthusiasm.
28
students &
volunteers
engaged

3. Volunteers Gender Students
42% Female 58%
58% Male 34%
N/A Non Binary N/A
N/A
Not Listed / Another
Gender Identity
8%
N/A Prefer Not Say N/A
Meet the Participants
Volunteers Race/Ethnicity Students
8% African American 92%
8%
Asian / Pacific
Islander N/A
42% Caucasian N/A
17% Hispanic/Latinx 8%
17% Multi-Racial N/A
8% Prefer Not Say N/A

4. 4
Business Case Challenge
Through SuitUp, volunteers from Away and students from People's Prep Charter
School participated in a SuitUp business competition in which they created a new
product or service that makes travel easy for youth. Volunteers coached students in
various departments before helping them pitch to judges for a cash prize.
Winning Team: Team 3
The Kids Customizable
Team 1:
TransformAway
Team 3:
The Kids
Customizable
Team 2:
The Converter
SuitUp to the Challenge
Team 4:
The Jet Pack
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WINNING TEAM
PHOTO

5. From Student to CEO…
A look at how we are changing life trajectories
through corporate skills-based volunteering

6. Competitions Make a Difference…
100%
of students feel more confident in school
and preparing for a career after working
with SuitUp and their coaches
100%
of volunteers believe their company
made a positive impact through SuitUp
100%
of volunteers see SuitUp as a way to
encourage more students to explore their
industry or company
AFTER SUITUP...

7. Away Impact
SuitUp asked students if Away’s SuitUp competition made an
impact on their future career choice. 92% of students said that
engaging with the volunteers influenced their career choice and
now they can see themselves using skills such as communication,
teamwork and public speaking.
Students are now interested in exploring the following fields:
Business Administration / Entrepreneurship 50%
Education 25%
Graphic/Web Design 25%
Fashion Design 25%
Financial Services 17%
Marketing 33%
Media/Public Relations 25%
STEM 17%
Other 8%

8. Same time
next week?
100%of volunteers are interested in doing a SuitUp competition again
100%of students enjoyed interacting with their SuitUp coaches
100%of students would like to participate in SuitUp again

9. During the competition, we
overheard…
““My favorite part of Away was getting to see what it’s like to make a
new product.” — SuitUp Student
“I loved spending time with the students and talking about their
ideas!” — Away Volunteer
“My favorite part of the event was brainstorming ideas with my
classmates and getting the financial help and numbers needed to
back-up our product.” — SuitUp Student
“Today I learned that working as a team is better than working
alone.” — SuitUp Student

10. Get Involved
A huge thank you from all of us in the SuitUp family…
JOIN SUITUP’S
CORPORATE
BOARD
VOLUNTEER
AT FUTURE
EVENTS
MAKE AN
INTRO TO
ANOTHER
COMPANY
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GIFT
This board meets 4x a year and
helps SuitUp implement its
strategic plan to scale and serve
more students.
Follow us on social media
and stay engaged in order to
sign up for other volunteer
opportunities in the future.
SuitUp is always seeking
new corporate partners to
host and sponsor SuitUp
competitions and events.
We work across the US
and even the UK.
As a 501(c)(3) non-profit,
SuitUp is always seeking
financial or in-kind support to
continue our work in
communities that need it most.
All gifts are tax deductible.

11. THANK YOU
www.volunteerSuitUp.org
Hope to see you again soon!