Children's clothing swap this Saturday, Sept. 29

Here's some info about a clothing swap, which we mentioned earlier, coming up this Saturday:

Round up unwanted clean children's clothing, accessories, and other wearables your kids don't use or love anymore and bring them to the swap!

WHEN: Saturday, September 29, 10:30 am. The swap will last about 30 minutes, be sure to arrive a little early.

WHO: Anyone looking to swap kids’ items. Some have asked if they can bring their kids along. You know your children best—if they like to stay close by you and enjoy the color and pageantry of clothes, feel free to bring them along. Please remember, however, that the meeting area may not be child-proofed, so consider bringing something (like crayons or books) to engage small children.

WHERE: Bethlehem Lutheran Church, 1244 NE 39th Avenue, Portland, OR 97202.
By TriMet: The church is located on the #75 TriMet bus line and just south of the Hollywood MAX station.

BRING: Clean clothes in reasonable condition, no rips, tears, visible stains, etc. There are no minimum requirements for how many items you have to bring or how many you can take, but please be courteous and generous. Don’t forget to bring a bag to carry your treasures home in.

In addition to clothing, you can also bring gently used kids’ accessories and other wearables: shoes, socks, hats, scarves and mittens, sunglasses, bibs and bottles, maternity clothes.

Also bring: You can also bring small- and medium-sized toys and larger baby items also in reasonable condition: children’s videos and DVDs, bedding without tears or stains, baby baths, bouncer chairs, car seats, high chairs, baby and children’s furniture, strollers.

HOW IT WORKS: Clothes will be separated into three major size groups and marked with signs. Add the clothes you bring into the matching size pile(s). At the designated time, you look through the piles to find the items in the sizes you need and put them in your bag. Items that do not get swapped will be donated to low income and high needs families in our PDX community.

DONATE: If you would like to donate kids’ clothing to the swap, send an email to pdxkidswap@gmail.com and we’ll arrange for a pick-up. Please feel free to pass this information along to anyone else who would like to donate kids’ clothing.