Hey all, so the Marie Kondo phenomenon combined with a lot of people having involuntary time off with the shutdown has led the local charity shops to be so overrun with donations that many aren't accepting more donations right now. I have a bunch of clothes I'd like to get out of my house, but my surgical group doesn't have a clothing exchange. I figure this is a long shot, but anyone know of a good bariatric clothing exchange in DC or close-in suburbs?

And, apropos of nothing, I knew I'd need to get rid of clothing, but I also have a lot of kitchenware that I won't use anymore to donate - rice cooker, an enormous pan that I'll never be able to use again, canisters for flour/sugar, ice cream maker, etc. It just never occurred to me that this would lead to superfluous stuff in my kitchen (after my food clean out).

Check the Maryland suburbs, ivseem to recall someone in Prince George's County mentioning one a while back, hope she might still be active. Maybe St Vincent Dr Paul or another church- based thrift store could be grateful for them. All else fails Volunteers of America, Salvation Army or Goodwill although I wish they could go to a Bariatric sister in need.

1 minute ago, Frustr8 said:

All else fails Volunteers of America, Salvation Army or Goodwill although I wish they could go to a Bariatric sister in need.

Thanks, I'll check. And most of the places like these are not currently accepting donations in the DC area. Many feds are taking the involuntary time off to clean out their houses. So the charities are full.

Stouffers in Cleveland has been helping the people off from Lewis Space Center, quite a few beaty schools and barber's are giving haircuts and make-overs for free to keep up the morale but the food banks are having trouble keeping up with demands. How long can this go on? People are on furlough that never were before. Hope this doesn't bring a recession or similar!

Check on Facebook for clothing swaps for bariatric patients.