Donate Your Old Clothing at Red Cross Donations
- Balanced Family
- March 1, 2019
If you have done well for yourself in life and have reached a level of financial comfort, there is a lot you can do in terms of giving back to society in a variety of ways. One of the best ways to accomplish this can be donating to charity. Charitable organizations all over the country […]
Read MoreThree Steps to Doing Something Positive
- Balanced Family
- June 7, 2017
You see the news. You see that there are disasters throughout the world and that people are always in need of some kind of aid. Whether it be relief in the aftermath of a storm, relief for refugees around the world, or help for the homeless right here in our own country, the Red Cross […]
Read More5 Tips for Making American Red Cross Donations
- Balanced Family
- January 11, 2017
Many people across the United States donate to charity. It is estimated the 3% income generated around the country is donated to charity every year. At least 70% of Americans save a donated to charity every year. Making cash donations is not the only way you can help others. Making American Red Cross clothing donations […]
Read More4 Things to Keep in Mind About Donating Your Clothing This Year
- Balanced Family
- May 11, 2016
Did you know that the average American buys about 10 pounds of used clothing every year in the U.S.? There are a lot of reasons to buy used clothes. Not least among them, it helps reduce waste and improve recycling efforts. About 90% of clothing thrown out every year could be recycled instead! Considering the […]
Read MoreCharitable Donations Fuel Much of Our Society
- Balanced Family
- April 6, 2016
You might not realise what happens to clothing when it leaves your closet. If you find you are no longer in need of clothing items and you think you might give them away to a place that accepts charitable clothing donations, you would be doing much more good than you think. The average American will […]
Read MoreCharitable Clothing Donations: What You Need to Know
- Balanced Family
- June 29, 2015
Homelessness in the United States is nothing to scoff at. According to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, there are over 600,000 homeless men, women, and children on any given night in the country. Many of them lack basic necessities like food, transportation, and medical care and, unfortunately, many of them do not […]
Read MoreSaving the Planet with Clothing Donations Why Textiles Are One of the Easiest Materials to Recycle
- Balanced Family
- August 22, 2014
In the United States, we are almost notorious for throwing away more than the rest of the world does. Despite our efforts to recycle, reduce, and reuse, we still manage to consume and throw away more than any other country on the planet. Yet there’s one thing that we send to the landfill that could […]
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