PERRYSBURG TOWNSHIP – Owens Community College students are reaching out to residents in the surrounding
communities with a limited clothing budget by hosting a clothing swap event titled
"Swap-It-Up" on Thursday.
The clothing swap will take place from 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. in the Audio/Visual Classroom Center, rooms
125-128.
The day-long event is free and open to the public. It is being presented by the college’s Student
Activities Office on the Oregon Roadc ampus.
"Owens Community College is proud to host an event that benefits individuals in our communities who
have a limited clothing budget," said Nicole Lance, Owens Student Activities assistant. "I
encourage individuals to donate their unnecessary clothes, while at the same time look for those
hard-to-find items to add to their wardrobe."
Attendees are encouraged to bring gently used, folded clothing of all sizes for adult men and women to
the community outreach event. Items being accepted as part of the "Swap-It-Up" initiative are
T-shirts, pants, dresses, ties, dress shirts, blue jeans, skirts, shoes, jackets, coats, sweatpants and
sweatshirts, among other items.
All donated items must be freshly laundered and the clothing swap is not accepting clothing with visible
stains, holes, broken zippers and missing buttons.
Individuals will be given a ticket voucher for each item donated to the "Swap-It-Up" event. The
ticket voucher will allow attendees to choose from the already donated clothing selection.
Any items not claimed during the clothing swap event will be donated to Cherry Street Mission Ministries.
For more details about the swap call (567) 661-2994 or 1-800- GO-OWENS, Ext. 2994.
