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ike every Sunday morning I got up and dragged my butt to the laundry mat. I was standing there folding my laundry when a chick about my age came up to me and asked if I had a little girl. I said yes. Then she asked me where she could find sleepers for 24month size. I told her to go to Target because they usually have them, or Children's Orchard, a second hand store for kids.
Come to find out she was at the laundry mat the weekend before, and it was super busy. She said she had loads in different areas all over the mat, and at some point someone took all of her little girls clothes. That made my heart sink!
Then, I realized somewhere in my house I have a bag full of my daughters old clothes. I told, Lisa is her name, that if she called me next weekend I would give her my daughters clothes. They are just sitting there taking up space. She was so thankful and wrote down my number. I always save my daughters clothes just in case I come across someone who needs them. I never give them to thrift stores, because I would rather give them to someone for free.
In this economical challenging time, I really feel like we should all help each other out, even if it is as small as giving clothes to people who really need it.
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 Feeling content  | Posted Feb 16th, 2009 at 10:58AM, last updated Feb 16th, 2009 at 11:00AM Beautiful story! Thanks for sharing. Way to pay it forward in such a simple way. We could all do this if we wanted. I donate my clothes to a women's shelter for example.   |
 | Posted Feb 16th, 2009 at 11:11AM J21883- you have a heart of gold. People - have you all heard of Freecycle? You join a group in your area and then offer or ask for things you need. No money is exchanged and everyone benefits by recyling unwanted items. Brilliant concept. +2 nods |
 | Posted Feb 16th, 2009 at 11:38AM And you can bet that little girl felt like it was Christmas with all her new clothes. |
 | Posted Feb 16th, 2009 at 11:39AM Thank you all for you comments. It just makes me feel good to do something nice for someone else, it is the way my mother raised me I guess. I have never heard of Freecycle, but I am going to look into that. I feel that things you do come back to you in some way, so if and when I really need something, someone will be there for me as well. |
 | Posted Feb 18th, 2009 at 5:42PM Thank you for sharing this wonderful story with us and for inspiring us to help those around us who maybe in need. |
Feeling content | Posted Feb 19th, 2009 at 8:45AM Freecycle is great. I just joined one of the local freecycle groups in my area. It is really growing. The Freecycle Network is made up of 6,432,000 members across the globe. There are groups in many other countries, not just the US. It's a grassroots, entirely nonprofit movement of people who are giving (& getting) stuff for free in their own towns. They promote reuse instead of dumping usable items in to a landfill. Each local group is moderated by a local volunteer. If there isn't one in your area be a pioneer and start one. Membership is free. Check them out on the internet @ www.freecycle.org. I love this story and keep coming back to read it over and over. |
| Posted Feb 19th, 2009 at 8:53AM I believe that no good deed goes unnoticed. Thank you fungirl for the website I will be looking into it today. I have no idea if there is one in my area, but I would love to start one if there isn't. I hope that I have inspired at least one person to help. I know that in the economic state we are in right now it might be hard. But, I always think that no matter how bad off I think I am, there are people in worse situations, so anything helps. |
 | Posted Jul 7th, 2009 at 3:19AM very commendable,i work for a charity,there are a lot of people who nned things that they can't afford,just a pity there's not enough like minded people like you |
 | Posted Jul 7th, 2009 at 11:27AM you have a huge hearth and it will be for the benefit of anyone that gets to know you. |
 | Posted Jul 12th, 2009 at 3:07AM inc28, yeah, so many fond memories to place on the hearth. Or did you mean heart? =-D |
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