clothing exchange?

I'm relative new to this site and have seen postings mentioning a clothing exchange in April. Can someone tell me more about this and when and where? Thanks.

You can access it from the main page www.obesityhelp.com and under the column titled "Resources for Post-Op Members" is a link to the Clothing exchange. Or just click this link here: http://www.obesityhelp.com/morbidobesity/members/clothingexchange/ HTH, Toots

Toots, I think she is referring to the exchange we have here in Indiana in April. Dan

haha...that makes sense! Sorry - appreciate the correction

Hi Jan, I will be hosting the April Clothing Exchange! It is Aprill 22, 2006 Southwood Baptist Church 501 S 4th St Beech Grove, Indiana (JUST OFF OF 465 & EMERSON AVE. BEECH GROVE EXIT) 11:00a.m.1:30 p.m. We will have a pitch-in for lunch and socialization with the exchange following lunch, I hope that you can make it, it is a great way to meet others who are experiencing WLS and also meet some who are just beginning their journey! You may bring clothes that are clean and in good shape for exchanging as well as a WLS friendly dish to share for the pitch-in, we ask that you get your current size clothing as well as up to a size or two bigger so that by the next exchange you would once again have clothes that would be ready to exchange again!! If you have any more ????'s please email me, I will be putting out directions later, or you may find them at mapquest! Hope to see you in April! DAWN IN INDY!!!

Thanks for the info. I just purged about half the clothes from my closet yesterday. Fall and Christmas clothing I wont be needing next year!. Wish I were closer. I don't know if I can make it in April. I'll keep it in mind. Do you know of anyone that does an exchange in northern Indiana?

Funny you should ask that I have been trying to get the nortern and southern areas to begin their own exchanges...so if you would like to begin the exchanges...this is how I started the ones here in Indy...I posted a request for someone to find a large place to host the exchange...a very nice lady offered her church and the exchanges were born. They have evolved into 4 times a year with a pitch-in luncheon and we have had so many volunteers willing to host them. We will also deliver post-op gift bags to new WLS patients-we visit them in the hospital and answer questions they may have and we give them a 'goodie' bag with smaples of things they can try after surgery-protein supplements, Splenda and sweet & low packets, sugar free items like jello and pudding, Crystal Lite and some little things like journals, photo albums, candles, lotions, colognes, chap sticks...just whatever we come across. People bring their gift bag donations to the exchanges. The left over clothing (and there is always left overs ) are donated to local charities. Would love to see the nothern part of the state begin thier own exchanges...lots of you guys up there!!!