Sorry to post this on the general discussions page, but I really wanted it to be read by as many people as possible!

I have been volunteering with the Katrina relief efforts in Texas - many of the evacuees in San Antonio, Dallas and Houston are in need of PLUS SIZE clothing. Although they have shut down clothing donations at Salvation Army and other centers - they are still in need of Plus size clothing.

I know that many of you out there have had great success in getting down to smaller sizes and might have some clothing that no longer fits - they could really use our help right now.

In Dallas - please drop the clothes off across from parking lot E at Reunion Arena - make sure to let them know that they are plus size- as many other clothes may be tured away. PLEASE - to make it easier on the voluteers and so the clothes can get to the people that need it as quickly as possible, seperate the clothing into men's, women's and sizes and bag and label them accordingly - taking 5 minutes to do this will save volunteers HOURS!!!

Thank you to everyone for reading this and doing what you can!!!

Hi! I live in Ct. and would like to mail some clothes for the relief, do you have an address I could send some boxes to?

I will look into this, but I know that shelters will need it down the road - please stay posted and I will try and get more information on sending clothing later on!!

Hi, Soonergirl! I went through my closets this weekend, and sent bags and bags of plus size clothing to my daughter's school, and from there they are going to some shelters in the Denton area, or maybe even up to Reunion...we had to bag and label them according to size, just as you suggest. I just want to support your thread, and encourage everyone to find the need in their area...evacuees are being sent all over the U.S., even Massachusetts, Minnesota, Utah, etc. Hang on to your clothes, find your local shelter, and then you won't have to mail them.

Damn - I just went through my closet and donated all of my plus size clothing to other plus sized friends and then what was left to Goodwill just a few days before Katrina hit!

Just cleaned out my closet I am sending two huge green trash bags full of clothes

I'd boxed up a bunch of mine a year ago after initially losing weight. They'd been in my closet gathering dust... then Saturday, we hauled them down to my car along with some of my son's outgrown clothes and I delivered them to an evacuees shelter in downtown Atlanta. Sometimes, procrastination pays!

I'm going to clean my closet again.

Thanks for pointing this out. I was wondering. I'm still wearing my plus sized clothes, I haven't gone down a size yet.