Clothing Swap

The PTA-ELAC Clothing Swap happened today and it was awesome!  We collected hundreds of items of clothing, shoes & accessories and filled the Tomales Elementary School gym.  There were snacks, music & the nicest ladies around town.  We were personal shoppers for one another and everyone had a smile on their face.  It felt good to release your old duds and  then try to push them on another (usually more slender) friendly body.

This event was created to help build community among all parents at the school and it was wildly successful.  Next year we will tweak things a bit and hold the event on a weekend day and hope for a larger turnout.  I ended up scoring a cashmere sweater and Fendi jacket all the way from Italy, as well as a suede pair of boots and a couple of casual t-shirts.  All free.  All good.  The remaining 30 sacks of clothing/shoes were donated to local charity-based thrift stores in the general vicinity.  What's not to like about that?