I have some old shirts that no longer fit.Some of them are very nice and have had little wear-many real designer( purple lable RL,missoni,sulka that sort of thing)that were very expensive when I bought them.

I want to clear out my closet a little and thus need to be rid of these-but I don't want them to go to the charity clothes closets.I would rather give them to a charity that will recognize that these are quality goods and should not be handed out to a bum,but rather a person trying to make it back on his feet and needs an appropriate wordrobe.

Any suggestions?

BTW-I am not being snobbish(well maybe a little:o )but having worked with the homeless in the past know that they really take clothes donations for granted-very few would be using these for the goal I have in mind.

If you're ever in Chicago, I highly recommend Inspiration Cafe and its affiliates as a worthy charity. Inspiration is a not for profit that works with homeless people, first to bring structure to their lives, second to teach them a job skill and finally, to give them assistance toward becoming independently capable of housing themselves, working and becoming contributing members of society.

Inspiration is all about self help for people who want to help themselves. i'm sure some of their advanced program members and program alumni could use your donations as they inteview for jobs and housing.

You can learn more about Inspiration at www.inspirationcorp.org

You might see if there is a consiment (sp) store for mens clothes in your area or try putting them up on ebay. This way you earn some extra spending money for the holidays or April 15th and someone who enjoys the fancy labels can enjoy them for a fraction of the cost.

Hugs,

Greg

P.S. If you have quite a few things and decide to go the ebay route see if there is a www.bidadoo.com local near you or something similar.