CLOTHES DISTRIBUTION
Part
of our work in ASLAN involves giving out clothes to the needy. We give out
hundreds of pairs of socks and underpants each year, along with T-shirts
and warm, hardwearing clothing, sleeping bags/blankets and footwear.
Every year we sort through hundreds of gratefully received bags, folding
the clothes and placing them in our clothing drawers, or hanging them on
our clothes racks. Each week, an appropriate selection are transferred
into clothes carriers to be taken out onto the streets of London by our
Tea Run.
We have two clothes collections each year in June and December before all three Sunday services (9.30am, 11.30am, 6.30pm) at All Souls Church, Langham Place. The dates of the clothes collections will be announced a month in advance under "LATEST NEWS" on the home page of this website.
We can also accept clothes deliveries by prior arrangement at the All Souls Clubhouse. Please write or email our Clothes Co-ordinator, Tim Aldeburgh at the addresses to the right to arrange a mutually convenient time.
Nick Bowen in ASLAN's clothestore in the loft of the All Souls Clubhouse
CONTACT:
Tim Aldeburgh, ASLAN Clothes Co-ordinator, 141 Cleveland Street, London W1T 6QG
CLOTHES WE REALLY NEED
Generally, men's clothes in good condition, but particularly:
>> Jumpers
>> T-shirts and sweatshirts
>> Jeans and thick trousers
>> Coats
>> Shoes & trainers (sizes 9 and above are particularly welcome)
>> Blankets
>> Sleeping bags
CLOTHES WE REALLY DON'T NEED
Generally, women's and children's clothes or men's "fancy" clothes like suits and dinner jackets. Other items which take up time and/or money to dispose of are:
>> Stained, torn or worn-out clothes and shoes
>> White or cream jumpers and trousers
>> Suits
>> Ties
>> Dressing gowns and night clothes (yes, we really do get them!)
>> Bikinis and beachwear (yes, we get them too!)
WANT TO READ MORE?
You can read Nick Bowen's article on Page 4 of ASLAN News 2003 (Life in the Attic)
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