Why my family donates our old clothes
Everyone talks about recycling these days. That is a good thing. But I found out that where we were donating my kids' clothes to was not what we had thought. Not all Staten Island clothing donation sites are the same. Not by a long shot. Let me explain, briefly. I'm sure this applies to you, no matter where you live. First of all, we donate on Staten Island as an homage to the people of the Forgotten Borough. That's where my family originally hails from. I mean, we're Scottish, but after Scotland, we lived on Staten Island for generations and generations. Anyway, let me get to the point: A lot of places do not actually give your clothes to needy families. Even with names that sound like they're doing good work, a lot of places are not. A case in point: Those drop boxes you see in parking lots all over the island, all over New Jersey, and all over every town and city I've been in across the United States. These are a big fraud. First of all, many of them are fo...