mardi 9 juin 2015

The Importance Of Charity Clothing Donation

By Elaine Guthrie


Statistics say that a person disposes of clothes of around 68 pounds each year. Instead of throwing them away, you can donate the clothes to those who need it in society. Other items also that are not in use around the house can also be donated. Your charity clothing donation is someone else treasure, so its good to put them into good use. They should be in good state though, so that the person receiving them might reuse them.

A person should prepare clothes that are going out to charity. This is because you can forget important valuable in the pockets or even money that was in the pocket. Its good to go through the clothes just in case. Also, sometimes you might get your clothes mixed up so when you prepare them, you get to sort through them.

When giving out clothes, you should be thoughtful of the person receiving them. The outwears you give out should be in a position to be worn again and not so bad that the person reusing them will throw them away too. If the clothes are in such a bad shape that cannot be reused, you can recycle them to be rags.

The clothes that you are donating should be of benefit to the one you are giving. Denim and jeans are normally the most common reused clothes. The shoes that you are giving out should be wearable to the new owner hence decent conditions. Professional clothing is also useful especially to those going back to work from maybe an illness or a misfortune.

What is the importance of charity clothes? Whenever there is a disaster, clothing donations are always of great help like fires, floods and also hurricanes. Also, there are refugees; when they fled, they did not get enough time to pack or maybe they were traveling light so the clothes you are giving them is showing a lot of care and support to them.

Anyone can shop at a charity shop or store. As much you might feel bad that you are taking advantage of the less fortunate, it is actually no big deal. They will not mind in fact they will appreciate it because the money gotten from the reselling of the clothes are of a good cause. It will be used to help in some other situation. Do not feel guilty when you shop.

How does one shop in a charity shop? Charity shops have a lot of varieties to offer so it can be a little bit overwhelming. You should have a clear picture of what you are looking for beforehand. This will help you in saving time in deciding what you might like. You will find that there are things you have never tried before. You should try them out.

If you have clothes to donate, you should store the bunch in a good place till you can give them out. Keeping them in garbage bags is perfect. When you are shopping at a charity clothing store, you should have a clear mind as most times you would not find something that fits perfectly. It will need a few repairs here and there then you are good to go.




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