Jackets and clothes to give away

[ranchlandsselling]

I've got a few fairly hefty jackets that I'd like to give away. I was originally going to just dump in the bins by the recycling bins but wondered if there is a better place to take them?

Two winter jackets and one that is a borderline work jacket (long, black) but would do as a winter jacket for anyone in need. Is there a place to take them where they'd get into the hands of those most needing them at this time of year? Or are those donation bins good enough?

Thanks!

PS I feel silly starting a thread on this but maybe it'll remind some people to get rid of some of those warm clothes they're not using right now.

[Keselke]

Shelters/Communities have designated clothing drop off points

This link will show most, but not all. I just dropped off a bag the other day

http://www.donationboxes.ca/alberta/calgary

[Regular_John]

I have no idea if it's "best" or not, but I find Value Village to be the easiest/most convenient for the wife & I. The one in Mindapore is just a matter of rolling up to the back door and dropping stuff off, the kids working there are great about grabbing stuff from your vehicle & the whole thing takes less than 30 seconds most times.

Not sure if 'best' from a charity aspect, but as far as getting rid of stuff it's pretty easy.

[ranchlandsselling]

Originally Posted by jaydorn

I have no idea if it's "best" or not, but I find Value Village to be the easiest/most convenient for the wife & I. The one in Mindapore is just a matter of rolling up to the back door and dropping stuff off, the kids working there are great about grabbing stuff from your vehicle & the whole thing takes less than 30 seconds most times.

Not sure if 'best' from a charity aspect, but as far as getting rid of stuff it's pretty easy.

Thanks for both replies.

Value village is a business, maybe they donate some money to charity but the owner is worth over half a billion and makes a lot of money off of the value village enterprise. I'd prefer it go directly to someone cold.

Here's some random blurb from Wiki lol

According to an article that appeared in the Alberta Report in 1996 "According to the Times, for every $1.00 that went to undersigned charities from some Ellison-owned thrift stores, $2.55 went to the Ellison associates".
While the SAVERS business model can be seen as controversial, it matches accepted business practices in the for-profit world, of which it is a part. What is unseen in these comments is the tax base and benefits paid by SAVERS to local, state and federal governments and to their employees, providing funds for local improvements and health care coverage that the traditional NFP thrift stores fail to provide[citation needed]. In many stores, the contribution to the NFP partners (reported as 'cost of goods' in the company P&L statement) exceeds the bottom line profit for the company, and can be as much as 30% of the overall gross sales.[citation needed].

[flamesfever]

I have been donating my clothes to the Canadian Diabetes Association. They are also looking for small household and Electronic items. They come to the house, and ask that I put a large "D" on the bag.

[Dion]

The Drop in Centre would be a good place. I'm sure there are homless people that could use a good winter jacket.

http://www.thedi.ca/donate/di-needs-list/

[FCAV]

I've always donated to The Mustard Seed. Seem pretty gracious every time but admittedly, I haven't done a lot of background work into how (immediately) it helps.

[ranchlandsselling]

Dropped them off at a diabetes bin. Hopefully they get picked up sometime soon, got the drop off location off the listed posted above.

Thanks again.