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ST. MICHAEL'S

 

 

 

The Community Clothing Closet is an outreach
ministry of St. Michael's United Church of Christ.

The mission of the Community Clothing Closet is
to facilitate the transfer of clean and gently used
clothes and shoes from those who have extra
or out-grown clothes to those in the community
who are in need of a source of free clothing.

We accomplish this mission by accepting used
clothing donations, sorting the clothes by type
and size, and hanging them on display racks.
Once a month, on the second Saturday of each
month, from 9:00 a.m. to noon, we open our
doors to those wanting to select clothing items
 for themselves and their family.  All items
are free.

The Community Clothing Closet first opened on July 3, 2004.  On that first Saturday morning 19 families selected 365 clothing items.  The Community Clothing Closet mission project continues to provided clean and gently used clothing items to those in need in our community.  The number of families served has fluctuated each month over the past few years, but we have seen an increase over the past year.

 

This increase is reflective of similar increased activity seen at local food pantries and assistance offices, both in our own community and nation-wide as a result of the difficult economic times.

 

The following chart summarizes the Clothing Closet activity over the past four and a half years:

 

                                                            Average Monthly              Total Items

                                                              Family Visits                     Distributed

 

12 months ended June, 2005                             54                              12,698

12 months ended June, 2006                             41                              10,037

12 months ended June, 2007                             21                                5,338

11 months ended June, 2008                             24                                5,042

11 months ended June, 2009                             37                                6,208

  3 months ended October, 2009                        30                               1,769

 

                                     Total                                                                 41,092

 

The Clothing Closet continues to be open to distribute clothes on the second Saturday of every month (except for January, when we are closed) from 9:00 a.m. to noon.

 

Again this year, we have received and will be distributing coats from the DuPage County Bar Association  "Lawyers Lend a Hand" coat drive.

 

Those wishing to donate clean and gently used clothes and shoes may drop them off at the church office, at 108 Sherman Street on Wednesday, Thursday , or Friday between 9:00 a.m. and Noon.  Please ring the bell if the door is locked.  You may also call the office (630) 231-0687 to schedule a drop off or a pick up of your donation.  WE ARE THANKFUL FOR ALL THOSE WILLING TO DONATE.  Without your support we would be unable to meet this critical need.