No Cost Clothing Event
Magrath 26 Aug 2023 Thank you to all volunteers, donators and clients for another successful No Cost Clothing event. We estimate over 250 clients receiving free clothing and only 24 large bags remaining that were forwarded on to local thrift stores. We thank all those who helped collect, sort and display and run the event (30+ Lions, Band Boosters and other Volunteers). Everything was cleaned up and out the door by early Sat afternoon. Yay Magrath!
A special thank you to Town of Magrath for their provision of the Ice Arena and use of all their tables from 23-25 Aug 2023 at no charge to the Lions Club!
A special thank you to Town of Magrath for their provision of the Ice Arena and use of all their tables from 23-25 Aug 2023 at no charge to the Lions Club!
Community: No Cost Clothing Event (Aug 2023) clothes collection
Town of Magrath/Lions Club No Cost Clothing Event will be held Sat 26 Aug 2023 at Ice Arena. The annual Community No Cost Clothing event, is sponsored by the Magrath Lions and headed by Lion Shauna. Collection drive this year is Jul 1 through Aug 24 and sorting and setup will be Fri 25 Aug at the Magrath Ice Arena).
Then: On Sat 26 Aug 2023 9-2pm the event will open to public (for FREE distribution).
Schedule
Town of Magrath/Lions Club No Cost Clothing Event will be held Sat 26 Aug 2023 at Ice Arena. The annual Community No Cost Clothing event, is sponsored by the Magrath Lions and headed by Lion Shauna. Collection drive this year is Jul 1 through Aug 24 and sorting and setup will be Fri 25 Aug at the Magrath Ice Arena).
Then: On Sat 26 Aug 2023 9-2pm the event will open to public (for FREE distribution).
Schedule
- Clothing donations: drop offs weekdays 9am-6pm Mon-Fri 1 Jul 2023 through Thu 24 Aug 2023 near Magrath Pharmacy 9am-6pm
(watch for the white Lions collection van parked out front) - Tables setup - Thu 24 Aug 2023 morning at Ice Arena
- Sorting - Fri 25 Aug 2023 (calling all volunteers 9am-evening)
- Open to to public Sat 26 Aug 2023 9am-2pm (for FREE distribution).
- Cleanup and Table take down Sat afternoon after 2pm.
Magrath No Cost Clothing 2023
Sat 26 Aug 2023 9am-2pm
Overfull Closets? Your Donations are Needed!
Drop off your gently used clean clothing donations weekdays 9-6 Mon-Fri Jul/Aug 2023
in front of the Magrath Pharmacy (watch for the white Magrath Lions collection van parked out front).
Drop off your gently used clean clothing donations weekdays 9-6 Mon-Fri Jul/Aug 2023
in front of the Magrath Pharmacy (watch for the white Magrath Lions collection van parked out front).
- Clothing tables setup - Thu 24 Aug 2023 at Ice Arena
- Sorting setup - Fri 25 Aug 2023 (calling all volunteers)
- Open to general public Sat 26 Aug 2023 9am-2pm
- Cleanup and table take down Sat afternoon.
Volunteers Needed!
If you are available for the Fri sorting/setup and/or Sat to help run the event
please let any member of the Magrath Lions Club know. Thank you all!
please let any member of the Magrath Lions Club know. Thank you all!
Past Reports
2022: The annual community No Cost Clothing Event (Aug 2023) clothes collection/distribution was successfully held at Ice Arena again this year. We collected Jul through Aug and sorted/setup Fri 25 Aug. On Sat 27 Aug 2023 9-2pm the event was open to public (for free distribution). About 20 xlarge bags were picked up at the end of the event for Ramond re-store .. Thanks Magrath!
2020-2021: .. the Covid years .. sigh
2019: The annual community No Cost Clothing Event (Aug 2019) clothes collection/distribution was successfully held at Ice Arena again this year. We collected Jul through Aug and sorted/setup Fri 27 Aug. On Sat 28 Aug 2019 9-2pm the event was open to public (for free distribution). About 25 xlarge bags were sent in to Lethbridge (via Canadian Diabetes Assoc/Value Village) .. Thanks Magrath!
2018: The annual community No Cost Clothing Event (Aug 2018) clothes collection/distribution was successfully held at Ice Arena again this year headed by Lion Shauna and Lion Alex. We collected Jul through Aug and sorted/setup Fri 24 Aug. On Sat 25 Aug 2018 9-2pm the event was open to public (for free distribution). About 30 xlarge bags were sent in to Lethbridge (via Canadian Diabetes Assoc/Value Village) in Sep 2018 .. Thanks Magrath!
2017: The annual community No Cost Clothing Event (Aug 2017) clothes collection/distribution was successfully held at Ice Arena again this year headed by Lion Shauna and Lion Alex. We collected Jul 24 through Aug 24 and sorted/setup Fri 25 Aug. On Sat 26 Aug 2017 9-2pm the event was open to public (for free distribution). About 22 xlarge bags were sent in to Lethbridge (via Canadian Diabetes Assoc/Value Village) .. Thanks Magrath!
2016: The annual community No Cost Clothing Event (Aug 2016) clothes collection/distribution was successfully held at Ice Arena again this year headed by Lion Shauna and Lion Elizabeth. We collected Jul 25 through Aug 25 and sorted/setup Fri 26 Aug. On Sat 27 Aug 2016 9-2pm the event was open to public (for free distribution). About 15 xlarge bags were sent in to Lethbridge (Value Village) .. Thanks Magrath!
2015: Another successful Magrath event! We can report that the Magrath Lions Community No Cost Clothing event concluded (Fri 21/Sat 22 Aug 2015) and everything ran smoothly with many volunteers to sort and run the event. We continue to be surprised by the amount of donated clothing (250+ large bags of clothes were donated in during the collection week and sorted out on Fri with 20 xlarge bags remaining on Sat to be picked up). 100s of patrons and many dedicated volunteer workers assisted..
2014: Yay Magrath! We can report that the Magrath Lions Community No Cost Clothing event concluded today (Fri 29/Sat 30 Aug 2014) and seemed to go extremely well, despite the numbers away this last long weekend. Many volunteers took time to help us man the sorting desk and run the event. You donated an amazing amount of clothing (250+ large bags of clothes were donated in during the collection week and sorted out on Fri with only 21 xlarge bags remaining on Sat to be picked up by Diabetes Society on Wed). Over 210 large bags of clothes were acquired by 100's of patrons. Many dedicated workers were involved with over 200 man hours recorded to run the event plus those who helped but declined to sign in and out. The event closed at 2pm Sat and we were able to pack up everything quite quickly and put the tables all back in place by 3:30pm and locked up by 4pm. Yay again. See this link some photos ..
Thank you to everyone for supporting the No Cost Clothing event this year. Many dedicated volunteers (too great to be numbered ..), tons of clothes (and shoes, for some reason) donated and sorted out, and lots of patrons out on Saturday ..
2022: The annual community No Cost Clothing Event (Aug 2023) clothes collection/distribution was successfully held at Ice Arena again this year. We collected Jul through Aug and sorted/setup Fri 25 Aug. On Sat 27 Aug 2023 9-2pm the event was open to public (for free distribution). About 20 xlarge bags were picked up at the end of the event for Ramond re-store .. Thanks Magrath!
2020-2021: .. the Covid years .. sigh
2019: The annual community No Cost Clothing Event (Aug 2019) clothes collection/distribution was successfully held at Ice Arena again this year. We collected Jul through Aug and sorted/setup Fri 27 Aug. On Sat 28 Aug 2019 9-2pm the event was open to public (for free distribution). About 25 xlarge bags were sent in to Lethbridge (via Canadian Diabetes Assoc/Value Village) .. Thanks Magrath!
2018: The annual community No Cost Clothing Event (Aug 2018) clothes collection/distribution was successfully held at Ice Arena again this year headed by Lion Shauna and Lion Alex. We collected Jul through Aug and sorted/setup Fri 24 Aug. On Sat 25 Aug 2018 9-2pm the event was open to public (for free distribution). About 30 xlarge bags were sent in to Lethbridge (via Canadian Diabetes Assoc/Value Village) in Sep 2018 .. Thanks Magrath!
2017: The annual community No Cost Clothing Event (Aug 2017) clothes collection/distribution was successfully held at Ice Arena again this year headed by Lion Shauna and Lion Alex. We collected Jul 24 through Aug 24 and sorted/setup Fri 25 Aug. On Sat 26 Aug 2017 9-2pm the event was open to public (for free distribution). About 22 xlarge bags were sent in to Lethbridge (via Canadian Diabetes Assoc/Value Village) .. Thanks Magrath!
2016: The annual community No Cost Clothing Event (Aug 2016) clothes collection/distribution was successfully held at Ice Arena again this year headed by Lion Shauna and Lion Elizabeth. We collected Jul 25 through Aug 25 and sorted/setup Fri 26 Aug. On Sat 27 Aug 2016 9-2pm the event was open to public (for free distribution). About 15 xlarge bags were sent in to Lethbridge (Value Village) .. Thanks Magrath!
2015: Another successful Magrath event! We can report that the Magrath Lions Community No Cost Clothing event concluded (Fri 21/Sat 22 Aug 2015) and everything ran smoothly with many volunteers to sort and run the event. We continue to be surprised by the amount of donated clothing (250+ large bags of clothes were donated in during the collection week and sorted out on Fri with 20 xlarge bags remaining on Sat to be picked up). 100s of patrons and many dedicated volunteer workers assisted..
2014: Yay Magrath! We can report that the Magrath Lions Community No Cost Clothing event concluded today (Fri 29/Sat 30 Aug 2014) and seemed to go extremely well, despite the numbers away this last long weekend. Many volunteers took time to help us man the sorting desk and run the event. You donated an amazing amount of clothing (250+ large bags of clothes were donated in during the collection week and sorted out on Fri with only 21 xlarge bags remaining on Sat to be picked up by Diabetes Society on Wed). Over 210 large bags of clothes were acquired by 100's of patrons. Many dedicated workers were involved with over 200 man hours recorded to run the event plus those who helped but declined to sign in and out. The event closed at 2pm Sat and we were able to pack up everything quite quickly and put the tables all back in place by 3:30pm and locked up by 4pm. Yay again. See this link some photos ..
Thank you to everyone for supporting the No Cost Clothing event this year. Many dedicated volunteers (too great to be numbered ..), tons of clothes (and shoes, for some reason) donated and sorted out, and lots of patrons out on Saturday ..
- 250+ large bags of clothes donated during collection week this year
- only 21 (xl) bags left over (to Diabetes Society on Wed)
- We estimate 210 large bags of clothes (about 5000 lbs) distributed.
- 200 man hours recorded to run the event (50 workers avg 4 hrs each)
Community: No Cost Clothing Event (Sep 2013) clothes collection
The annual (2013) No Cost Clothing event, sponsored by the Magrath Lions and headed by Lion Elizabeth and Lion Tracie, was held Fri 14 Sep 2013 (for collection and sorting at Magrath Ice Arena) and Sat 15 Sep 9-1pm open to public (for free distribution). Many thanks to all the volunteer helpers (over 60 helpers) and for all the clothing donations. The arena was a nice location for this event. The tables had lots of space between them and it was easy for everyone to browse the selections. Clothing was on display on 2 dozen tables and bigger items were on hangers around the arena glass. After all the shoppers were done, we bagged up the remainder, some 40+ bags of clothes, for donation to Diabetes Society (for pickup on Mon). Thanks again to you all for clothing donations and all the help. Most came early for best selection, but still had new browsers up to 1pm. See you next time!
Community: No Cost Clothing Event (Sep 2012) clothes collection
As no one else from the community wanted to step forward and take charge, Lion Elizabeth decided we should organize and re-implement this project. It has been a community run project in the past and has been very popular. The club decided we will run it annually from now on. The school provided the location in their Auditorium and use of their tables, and the town FCSS administrator had been storing equipment used for the event hangers and a long [borrowed] clothesline [volleyball] cable. Everything came together with many volunteers willing and able to come and help out - just no one wanted to be in charge. Community members drop off bags of unneeded clothes and members of the community were able to come and browse through our selection of items.
A dozen or so bags of donated clothing not selected was passed on to Diabetes Society and 7 boxes of shoes taken to Lethbridge Thrift Village. We had many potential Leo club members out to assist in the sorting and implementation and clean up. It was held on Sep 20-22, 2012 and we hope to make this an annual project.
The annual (2013) No Cost Clothing event, sponsored by the Magrath Lions and headed by Lion Elizabeth and Lion Tracie, was held Fri 14 Sep 2013 (for collection and sorting at Magrath Ice Arena) and Sat 15 Sep 9-1pm open to public (for free distribution). Many thanks to all the volunteer helpers (over 60 helpers) and for all the clothing donations. The arena was a nice location for this event. The tables had lots of space between them and it was easy for everyone to browse the selections. Clothing was on display on 2 dozen tables and bigger items were on hangers around the arena glass. After all the shoppers were done, we bagged up the remainder, some 40+ bags of clothes, for donation to Diabetes Society (for pickup on Mon). Thanks again to you all for clothing donations and all the help. Most came early for best selection, but still had new browsers up to 1pm. See you next time!
Community: No Cost Clothing Event (Sep 2012) clothes collection
As no one else from the community wanted to step forward and take charge, Lion Elizabeth decided we should organize and re-implement this project. It has been a community run project in the past and has been very popular. The club decided we will run it annually from now on. The school provided the location in their Auditorium and use of their tables, and the town FCSS administrator had been storing equipment used for the event hangers and a long [borrowed] clothesline [volleyball] cable. Everything came together with many volunteers willing and able to come and help out - just no one wanted to be in charge. Community members drop off bags of unneeded clothes and members of the community were able to come and browse through our selection of items.
A dozen or so bags of donated clothing not selected was passed on to Diabetes Society and 7 boxes of shoes taken to Lethbridge Thrift Village. We had many potential Leo club members out to assist in the sorting and implementation and clean up. It was held on Sep 20-22, 2012 and we hope to make this an annual project.
HISTORY: This project was originally envisioned and run as a community project in years past from time to time with the Lions Club assisting. We volunteered to coordinate it as an ongoing annual community based project with the assistance of so many kind community helper volunteers starting in 2012. We thank everyone for their support of this project which continues to this day in clothing donations, sorters, helpers, and recipients. Magrath Lions
