Eastside Baby Corner hosts pants party
August 17, 2010
By Sarah Sexton
Donate new or gently-used pants to help Eastside Baby Corner increase its supply of pants for children in the upcoming school year.
Eastside Baby Corner is a charitable and green nonprofit organization that collects hand-me-down children’s clothing and other goods from the community; recycles and repairs items that would otherwise go to the landfill, purchases other basics; and distributes almost everything essential to children through more than 75 agencies serving families in greater east King County.
Since one of its recurring needs is clothing, especially pants for school-aged children, Eastside Baby Corner is inviting kids to join them for a Pants Party on Aug. 21. The sizes of pants most needed are 5-14, for both boys and girls. The main focus will be children’s pants, but volunteers will also accept other donations of children’s clothing and material goods.The items will be sorted, and items such as cribs and car seats are checked for safety, repaired if necessary and matched with instructions. Sorting and bundling of items for clients are done by a fleet of volunteers, including many groups of high school students and service clubs.
“These shift volunteers are supervised by the leadership group, who has developed procedures for efficiently managing a large inventory of clothes, toys, furniture, diapers and other items,” according to www.babycorner.org, where additional information on donating, volunteering and how to help can be found.
The website includes a map and directions to the warehouse, as well as links telling visitors how to donate goods, money or volunteer time.
Everyone is welcome to donate pants outgrown over the summer, or to buy an extra pair while school shopping this year. Also, help mark the 20th consecutive year of serving local children with treats, activities and tours of the facility at the party.
How to help
Eastside Baby Corner Pants Party
9 a.m. – noon Aug. 21
1510 N.W. Maple St.
Sarah Sexton: 392-6434 or isspress@isspress.com. Comment at www.issaquahpress.com.
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