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  1. To Montrose Morris — you can probably donate to Baltic Bazaar, a fabric store/second hand clothing boutique on Atlantic Ave between Henry and Hicks, on the north side of the street. Ask for Dan. They can then sell it for a (501c3) charitable purpose in their store.

    If not, or as an alternative, try calling local public elementary schools, like PS 8 (718) 834-6740, PS 261, PS 58, etc., and see if the art teachers would like a donation. And last, how about Pratt students?

    It’s VERY hard for me to give up anything, so donating to something or someone meaningful to me always eases the pain.

  2. I’m in the middle of the Herculean task of reorganizing and purging the junk out of my work space, aka my basement. As some may know, I do soft furnishings, and in my murky past, I’ve been in the fashion industry and related fields. Long story short, I never met a piece of fabric that I couldn’t hold on to. Not just because I thought I’d use it, necessarily, but because I knew SOMEBODY in this wide world could.

    I gotta get rid of some of this stuff. I tried Craigslist, and offered it to people for free, but that turned into a real pain, as people were coming and going, getting picky about the freebees, and it was consuming my life.

    I have mostly small remnants of half to a full yard, and a few larger pieces, in all kinds of patterns, weaves, fabrics and colors. I want to DONATE it to a school, overseas program, senior activity center, whatever, but I want it to go to people who will really use it. Whether costumes, quilts, children’s clothes, patchwork crafts, pillows, whatever. I’d love it to go to Haiti, or a senior activity center, for example.

    I did some research, but had no luck finding what I was looking for, and I admit, I don’t have time to make this my number one priority. I also don’t want to have to pay to ship it. Pick up is a must. If anyone can connect me to an appropriate organization or person, I’d greatly appreciate it.

    Thanks for letting me interrupt the frivolity.

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