Clothing is essential and having clothing very much so. After all, most of us have a great deal of clothing, enough of it that we are equipped for all the seasons we might face and then some. Clothing can be used for purely practical means, of course, but it can also be used for purposes …
Yesterdays clothes can be tomorrow’s clothes for someone in need
12 million tons of clothing are thrown out as waste in the United States every year. This is 12 million tons of clothing that get wasted every day rather than being able to help others. You see, in 1930 it was said that your average American wore 9 different outfits. Now, in 2018 this number …
Why Everyone Should Donate Their Used Clothes
There are many benefits to donating your used clothes, not least of all the fact that it can help you to declutter your space and make room to expand your wardrobe or even just embrace minimalism for awhile. And with a donation pick up likely to be in your neighborhood or otherwise close by, donating …
The Benefits of Making Donations to Organizations That Provide Programs to Military Families
If you’re like many Americans, you’ve made one or more charitable donations of clothing or household items within the past year. In 2007 alone, approximately $5.8 billion worth of these and related items were made to various American charity foundations. Just four years later in 2011, an estimated two million tons of household textiles and …
How To Help Purple Heart Award Recipients
Although many of us know it is an honor to receive one, we may not know what is a Purple Heart in the military. The Purple Heart is a United States military decoration which is awarded in the name of the President to those who were wounded or killed while serving with the U.S. military, …
