Here are 4 Reasons to Consider Donating Your Used Clothing to Charity

It’s no exaggeration to say that many people enjoy giving to charity. It’s estimated that 70% of the people in the United States give to charity each year. Put in other terms, 3% of American income is given just to charity. However, donating to charity can be far more than financial in nature, and many times can consist of used clothing donations made to charitable organizations like the American Red Cross, just to name an example. There are a number of reasons to donate clothes to Red Cross and this article will take a look at a few of those reasons.

  • Your American Red Cross Clothing Donations Can Be Picked Up at Home: One reason to donate your used clothing to the American Cross is because the organization provides for Red Cross clothing pick up. This is a service that sends workers to your front door to collect boxed-up donations. Red Cross clothing pick up services are

Are You Getting Ready to Downsize Your Home?

You did not really intend to be downsizing quite this soon, but the day that you saw your neighbor and his adult son measuring part of their acreage for a new home, you decided to have a conversation. They were indeed thinking about building a second home on their property, and when you suggested that the son just buy yours, they were immediately interested. The thought of months of construction and all of the mess that it involves is never a fun idea in a place where there is more cold and wet weather than anything else, so you were not surprised that they agreed to immediately come walk through your space.
Things happened pretty quickly after that initial walk through and now you find yourself spending this summer sorting and making decisions about what you want to keep and what you are going to have to part with. You have the Red Cross pickup schedule memorized and always have a pile of house hold and Continue Reading

The Many Benefits of Donating Gently Used Clothing Items

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It is likely that everyone has a few items in their closets that they no longer fit into, no longer like or no longer want. We tend to leave these items in our closets simply because it is easier than pulling them out, putting them into a bag and then figuring out where to donate them to. However, this can make our closet overcrowded and make it difficult to find an outfit when we are browsing through it. These clothing items can take up too much valuable space and can make our everyday lives difficult. Donating clothing provides many benefits to a lot of people and can also be a great way to free up closet space while making more room for additional clothing items.

Increasing storage space is one of the many benefits of a clothing donation. Many people have children also with closets that a