Fall 2016 Clothing Exchange

It's that time again ladies!!!

November 20th, 2016.  1pm to 5 pm.

Dennis R. Timbrell Recreation Centre, 29 St. Dennis Drive, Room 2, Toronto, Ontario

Open to all ladies wishing to exchange clothing, accessories, shoes, handbags, books, etc...

Anything not claimed will be donated to a local charity.

Water will be provided. Feel free to bring healthy snacks to share, if you wish.

Please remember that this is an adult event where ladies will be trying on clothes. As such, I must insist that children, pets and husbands be left at home.

We have had great turnouts at previous exchanges. Nobody goes home empty-handed and we always donate many bags of clothing to a local charity!

Hope to see you all there!

Anyone needing my cellular number, PM me.

Clothing/Book Exchange Event Synopsis
The clothing exchange is a bi-annual event held in May and November for women of all ages and sizes. Comprised mainly out of the plus-sized and weight loss surgery (WLS) communities, the clothing exchange enables larger women to meet and trade/donate items, thereby helping to offset the need to purchase new clothing, especially for those whom have had WLS and are losing weight rapidly.
As plus-size clothing tends to be more expensive, this twice yearly event gives larger women the opportunity to:
a) Recycle clothing that is no longer required or desired,
b) Obtain newer items to update current wardrobe, without the pressure of salespeople,
c) Provide a charitable service to the community by donating unclaimed items at the end of the event,
d) Meet like-minded women and engage in companionship without distractions from regular day to day life.
The Fall 2011 event was the first to incorporate book exchanging as well. Previously a separate event, it was determined that the same communities could meet to exchange books and literature at the same time.
While the event is listed as an "exchange", in actually, there is no onus on anyone to bring clothing or books to "trade". Unlike a true exchange where an item is swapped for another like item, this event focuses more on the 3 R's of a green planet philosophy.
This event has always been free to participants. Water and coffee, if available, is provided and sometimes light refreshments. Participants are welcome to bring healthy snacks to share if they wish, but again, there is no onus on anyone.
This event is alcohol and drug-free. Women are asked to leave children, pets and husbands at home (with the exception of helping drop off or pick up bags) to enable privacy for the women who wish to try on clothing. Women are also asked to only bring clean items in good repair.
Past events have proven to be well attended with the average number being around 20 women. This event was held annually but has since grown to bi-annually due to demand. Past donations have ranged from 8 to 32 large bags of clothing at the completion of event.

What a great idea.  I have 4 garbage bags full of clothing ranging from size 2x-5x prior to my surgery 1.5 years ago.

I have coats, sweaters, boots. shoes, jeans, dressy evening wear and much more.  

Lisa

Fantastic!  Hope to see you there!

Mallory

hey mallory

was this clothing exchange held in dundas once upon a time??

lexxi

Yes, it has been held out in Dundas on occasion when I can't get a room in Toronto.

There are several ladies that come from Hamilton and even farther to attend.  You might be able to carpool with someone.

Hope to see you there!

Mallory

Hi Mallory

thanks for answering.. have a super saturday

deb

I am looking forward to this event and love the idea of the recycling of the clothes.  This will be my first time at this type of event.  I will be bringing another post VSG person from Toronto.  We will be donating things from 5X to a few that are 2X.  Should we arrive early to hand off the clothes to the organizer?  Would you like them pre-sorted by size?  Type of clothing?  Any help for the newbie appreciated.

Come whenever you can during the time frame, earlier is better, but not before 1 or you'll be waiting with me for the room to be free.  You don't need to pre-sort as we all sort as they come in by shirts, pants, etc... 

All types of clothing are welcome as long as they are clean and in good repair.

Looking forward to meeting you, if you have any questions, feel free to ask here or message me.

Terrific!  See you there.