sadie villarreal

Today was a good day. I sorted through about 5 bags full of clothing from one woman. it was very generous of her to give all her clothing for donation in her will. All in all I always have a fun time and good experience at clothes closet.

When I showed up today at the clothes closet the lady almost did not let me in to work in the closet. I had to explain that I have been coming for weeks already. She was extremely sweet and let me in. They started doing something a little different with the sign in sheet. It is now all digital. I am old school. I like the paper and pencil method of keeping up with records of who has come in and out. I enjoy working in the men's section of the clothes closet because it is a little easier to fold their clothes. Today I worked on the woman's side and it was not as hard as it was the first time. I really enjoyed it. I love seeing the closet a mess because it shows that people were able to come in and take some clothing for themselves. Its starting to get cold outside, so it is important for people to be taking into consideration that there are people on the street who need jackets and beanies. I am hoping to see some more winter clothes at the clothes closet.

I had such a wonderful time yesterday (October 11) when I went to the Clothes Closet. I was able to share the experience with my friend Dom. We went through a number of bags full of clothing. A lot of the items were new, which is really nice to see. We were behind the scenes, but when we went into the actual closet there was a lot of guys in there working. They were so nice and funny so we started a conversation with them and they happened to be seminarians who came to fix the entire closet! I felt so bad for them because that closet was a mess, but that means that people were able to go and get all the clothes they needed. We in the other hand got the easy job which was just sorting out clothing by size and style. From there we folding the items and stuffed them in the close closet. Its so nice seeing so many people come together to help organizations like this run well.

Yesterday the clothes closet was finally able to distribute the clothes that they had in the closet. This was something they said that was not done in a while because they had no one to distribute the clothing. I really enjoyed folding all the clothes and put them in order. Seeing the progress made was very exciting and rewarding.

I enjoy being at the Clothes Closet. Usually when I am there volunteering I work alone. It gives me time to reflect on the people who receive these generous donations.