ISO New/Lightly Used Clothing for Non-Profit Clothing Library

Hello hello! I am here to tell you about The Starving Artist Clothing Library and the items we are hoping to acquire prior to its opening this April! The SACL is a borrowing library for performing artists which will have clothing, shoes and accessories, along with travel essentials like adapters, travel irons, straighteners/blow dryers, clothes steamers, suitcases, etc, among other necessities. The ultimate goal is to offer performing artists an accessible and affordable resource to remedy financial pressure associated with photo shoots, live performances, interviews, touring, and other creative endeavors. the library will run like other libraries of things (ie your local community tool library), and with that said, we are hoping to acquire new/lightly used pants, jackets, dresses, blouses, accessories (belts, necklaces, rings), shoes, and other miscellaneous items like travel-sized straighteners, blow dryers, converters and gear that would be suotae for touring performers. We are also looking for storage bins, shoe racks, clothing hangars and any other items that lend a hand in organization. Bunz has been an incredible resource to organize trades/donations, and I am very grateful to those who have been supportive and receptive to this initiative. it's certainly a passion project that has a lot of blood, sweat and tears behind it, and I can not thank you all enough for the words of encouragement so far in seeing this come to life. It certainly takes a community.

notes about trades/donations: I am only looking for clean clothes from smoke-free homes. animals/pets ok as long as the items are cleaned, but they must be washed and, if not, I will unfortunately have to refuse the items. like many others, I suffer from severe allergies, and a recent trade almost landed me in the hospital... so, it's a non-negotiable requirement at this point. although donations are welcome and absolutely appreciated, I reserve the right to refuse items that aren't suited for the library. please understand that the library needs items of quality that won't break/fall apart after multiple wears/uses, and would be appropriate for performing versus casual wear (we do not need underwear, pajamas, sweats with university logo, fuzzy slippers, etc). I have had a few individuals use this call-out as a personal delivery service to offload damaged clothing to the dump, and I can't tell you how disheartening that is. if you can not be bothered to lug it on the bus as it is a waste of time and money, just imagine how financially taxing it is on me driving to you, picking up items I can not use, and taking to the landfill as the items are damaged beyond repair and can not be donated to the thrift store (which would just be another financial setback for them). the money I end up paying to deal with your garbage could have been spent investing back into the library/my community, so just think about that before reaching out. pictures are very much needed before a trade/pick up can be confirmed, so if we have not organized a date and time, then the trade/donation is confirmed. it is also worth nothing that if we are doing a true value trade, I have listed my preferred meeting points in my profile. I will not pick up unless gas is factored into our trade/arranged prior. I fear there are many Bunz users who are new and are hoping for cash/GC's and are only interested in a true trade value, and if that's the case, I will happily barter, but my life hours, gas mileage, KMs on my car and everything else will then be factored in to meet you in the middle for a "true trade value".

thank you for reading to the bottom, and please send me a message if you have items you think would be suited for the library!