If you are like me and have started on your spring cleaning by attacking your closets - here are some great resources for donations besides your typical Salvation Army and Goodwill.
Dress for Success
An organization that assists low-income women looking for jobs. What to Donate: Business clothing, coats, shoes, handbags, and briefcases that are in excellent condition and no more than five years old. Dress for Success is most in need of shoes and clothing sizes 14 and up. There is a Metro Jackson office!
http://www.dressforsuccess.org
The Glass Slipper Project
A Chicago-based organization that provides financially needy high school girls with prom dresses. Last year it dressed 1,480 girls.What to Donate: Prom-ready formal wear for women (read: every bridesmaid dress you've ever worn) and accessories such as shoes, jewelry, and evening bags. Unused makeup and perfume samples are also accepted.
http://www.glassslipperproject.org/
New Eyes for the Needy
Founded in 1932 to provide better vision for the poor throughout the world, this organization has provided glasses to 400,000 people in 25 developing nations.What to Donate: Metal frames in any condition, unbroken plastic-frame glasses, sunglasses, hearing aids, and cataract lenses. It also accepts jewelry and giftware, which are sold to raise money for glasses.
http://www.neweyesfortheneedy.org
Friday, March 20, 2009
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We (my sis and I) actually donated ALL of our formal dresses a few weeks ago for high school prom girls. They LOVED them! They requested fairly new ("in style") but they took all of them even from back in early high school (what was that...around 1995???)
it made us feel great along with cleaning out a few closets!
I also highly suggest Crossroads Ministry in Canton. (http://www.crossroadsms.org/)
Here is the facebook group that explains a lot of their ministries: (http://www.facebook.com/home.php?ref=home#/group.php?gid=58965208600&ref=ts)
Deanna
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