Cleaning out your clothes closets this spring? Consider bringing those unwanted items to the new St. Pauly Textile shed at Christ the Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, 600 Shepard Ave., Hamden. All donations of used clothing, as well as shoes, sneakers, belts, purses, blankets, towels, sheets, pillowcases, curtains and stuffed toys will be accepted and, ultimately, redistributed to those in need across the globe.
These tax-deductible donations are purchased by St. Pauly Textile, Inc., a Western New York-based, family-owned company and an A+ member of the Better Business Bureau that redistributes all usable items to people in the United States and around the world through its business partnerships.
In a recent letter to the congregation, St. Pauly Textile, Inc., reported that 2021 was a record-breaking year, with more than 40 million pounds of clothing donated to its more than 1,100 used clothing sheds located throughout the Northeast and Northwest. Last year, the company was able to ship out more than 81.3 million garments, which clothed an estimated 9.86 million people worldwide.
In Hamden, the congregation’s St. Pauly Used Clothing Drop-Off Shed, which was previously located at the former Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd, 3680 Whitney Ave., collected 5,541 pounds of clothing toward that total, which was enough to clothe an estimated 1,021 people.
To donate, please place all accepted items (listed here) in plastic bags and deposit them in the drop-off shed located in Christ the Good Shepherd Lutheran Church’s parking lot.
For more information, contact the church office at Office@christgoodshepherdlutheran.org, or call 203.288.3196.