The Town of Marion has partnered with St. Pauly Textile, Inc., to provide a wood-frame clothing drop-off shed for community use. The collection shed is located behind the Elizabeth Taber Library at 8 Spring Street and was installed during the first week of April.
This shed is designed to give community members a clean, convenient, and well-kept option to donate used clothing.
Accepted items include clothing, shoes, belts, purses, blankets, sheets, curtains, pillowcases and stuffed animals. Both used and new items are accepted. Donations must be placed in tied-up bags before being left in the shed.
The shed is accessible any time of the day and will be emptied weekly. The town will receive funding for donated clothing and additionally has the option to use donations to serve community needs.
“We’re excited to present this opportunity to community members to declutter during spring cleaning, while also giving back to those in need,” said Marion Town Administrator Geoffrey Gorman in a press release.
St. Pauly Textile, Inc., partners with businesses and organizations to collect and distribute donated items to those in need in the U.S. and 44 countries. It collects more than 150,000 total pounds of clothing each day at more than 1,400 drop-off sheds. In 2023, St. Pauly Textile, Inc., estimates it collected 68 million articles of clothing, assisting about 8,300,000 people worldwide.
Community members with questions about donations may contact St. Pauly Textile at 585-924-7941 or by emailing questions@stpaulytextile.com.