Post date: Feb 16, 2017 7:31:51 PM
Zion is working on raising awareness for a clothing drop off shed we have hosted now for many years. We actively partner with
St. Pauly Textile Inc., a used clothing collection company that was founded 20 years ago in Rochester NY and is an A+ rated member
of the Better Business Bureau.
The company works with non-profit organizations to set up used clothing drop off sheds designed to give community members a clean, attractive, and well-monitored place to donate gently used textile items, which are
then distributed both here in the U.S. and worldwide to people who need them.
Accepted items include clothing, shoes, sneakers, belts, purses, blankets, sheets, drapes, linens, pillowcases and stuffed animals.
Donors are asked to donate items in a plastic bag to protect against dirt and the elements. There is a small box on the shed that
contains receipts to help donors take a tax deduction.
Zion receives funding for clothing collected, and additionally has the option to use any of this clothing to serve community needs.
St. Pauly collects over 90,000 pounds of clothing every day and estimates that this clothing ends up in 44 different countries
(including the United States) yearly. In 2015 St. Pauly was able to help keep over 71 million articles of clothing out of landfills.
For more information, visit St. Pauly’s website at www.stpaulytextile.com