Reply #19: I like the idea of rummage sales for charity. My family hit the sales

[jwirr]

every weekend and we clothe ourselves mostly in used clothing but there are exceptions. Personal items.

One of the reasons they are asking for no more clothes is because they are getting too much. When a disaster like that strikes every used clothing store from the surrounding area sends things - after a while it is other things they need more than clothing. A friend who was flooded out got help from the Red Cross who dropped off clothing at the new address they moved to. It was a big house and the upstairs rooms were packed with clothing - more than they could use for their family of 6. I will admit that they got a lot of other things also from churches and neighbors. Furniture, utensils, food, tools and almost everything. But they got way too much clothing.

The other problem with all donations at times like this is that people use this as a time to get rid of their junk. If you give make sure it is in good condition.