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davis_squareSat., May 5th, 12:00pm-6:00pm
Unity Somerville
6 William St. (on College Ave.)
Davis Square, Somerville, MA
The Big Thrifty is a one-day bargain-hunting fat clothing event happening 12pm-6pm Saturday, May 5th in Davis Square, Somerville, MA, just a few blocks from the Red Line T station.
Pay $5 at the door and head toward fat thrifting fun! There will be tables and racks and bins of clothing sizes XL and up sorted by size. Items will be priced cheaply and easily (example: all tops, $3ea.). There'll be a curtained-off area and mirrors for trying on clothes.
And there'll be a Re/Dress (www.redressnyc.com) Pop-Up Shop with teggings and modern and vintage clothing, size 14+! We are very excited to be welcoming Deb and her Re/Dress awesomeness as part of this event!
How can you help? First, help spread the word! Tell all your fine fat friends about the event, share the Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/TheBigThrifty) love, post on your Twitters and your Tumblrs, shout it from your rooftops! Second, donate clothing! (Details below!) And then, volunteer! We'll need volunteers to help us collect clothing, do advance sorting, set up and sort the night before the event, and help the day of the event. Volunteers will get free entry into the event, too!
What kind of clothes will be there? Seriously, many of us have clothes in our dressers and closets and attics that we just don't wear. Maybe they are too big or too small, too bright or too dark, too serious or too silly for how we are dressing right now. The thing is, those clothes could be having awesome lives on someone else instead of gathering dust in the back of your closet! And by sending those unwanted clothes off to new homes, you'll be making room for new stuff that fits who you are right now! We already have bags of incredible donated clothes ranging from XL (14/16) to 5XL (30/32), all in good condition and ready to find new homes with fatshionistas who will love them. There's already clothing from the following stores/sites: Old Navy, Holy Clothing, Lane Bryant, Avenue, Land's End, Torrid, Eddie Bauer, Fashion Overdose, and more!
How can you donate? Bag up your clean, in-good-condition XL+ clothing in clean trash bags. If you are local-ish to Somerville, MA and can drop off your clothes, contact us and we'll give you an address. We are offering some pick-ups for bigger donations of clothes in the Arlington/Boston/Cambridge/Somerville-area. The more donations we have in advance, the more organized we'll be at the event! Email us at thebigthrifty@gmail.com to arrange a drop-off or pick-up! And, yes, we'll be accepting some clothing donations the day of the event itself.
Who will this benefit? Besides all the shoppers reaping the rewards of fashion scores at thrift-tacular prices, NOLOSE (www.nolose.org) is one of our fattabulous charities.
Want to donate clothing?
Want to volunteer?
Have questions?
Email us at thebigthrifty@gmail.com
Unity Somerville
6 William St. (on College Ave.)
Davis Square, Somerville, MA
The Big Thrifty is a one-day bargain-hunting fat clothing event happening 12pm-6pm Saturday, May 5th in Davis Square, Somerville, MA, just a few blocks from the Red Line T station.
Pay $5 at the door and head toward fat thrifting fun! There will be tables and racks and bins of clothing sizes XL and up sorted by size. Items will be priced cheaply and easily (example: all tops, $3ea.). There'll be a curtained-off area and mirrors for trying on clothes.
And there'll be a Re/Dress (www.redressnyc.com) Pop-Up Shop with teggings and modern and vintage clothing, size 14+! We are very excited to be welcoming Deb and her Re/Dress awesomeness as part of this event!
How can you help? First, help spread the word! Tell all your fine fat friends about the event, share the Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/TheBigThrifty) love, post on your Twitters and your Tumblrs, shout it from your rooftops! Second, donate clothing! (Details below!) And then, volunteer! We'll need volunteers to help us collect clothing, do advance sorting, set up and sort the night before the event, and help the day of the event. Volunteers will get free entry into the event, too!
What kind of clothes will be there? Seriously, many of us have clothes in our dressers and closets and attics that we just don't wear. Maybe they are too big or too small, too bright or too dark, too serious or too silly for how we are dressing right now. The thing is, those clothes could be having awesome lives on someone else instead of gathering dust in the back of your closet! And by sending those unwanted clothes off to new homes, you'll be making room for new stuff that fits who you are right now! We already have bags of incredible donated clothes ranging from XL (14/16) to 5XL (30/32), all in good condition and ready to find new homes with fatshionistas who will love them. There's already clothing from the following stores/sites: Old Navy, Holy Clothing, Lane Bryant, Avenue, Land's End, Torrid, Eddie Bauer, Fashion Overdose, and more!
How can you donate? Bag up your clean, in-good-condition XL+ clothing in clean trash bags. If you are local-ish to Somerville, MA and can drop off your clothes, contact us and we'll give you an address. We are offering some pick-ups for bigger donations of clothes in the Arlington/Boston/Cambridge/Somerville-area. The more donations we have in advance, the more organized we'll be at the event! Email us at thebigthrifty@gmail.com to arrange a drop-off or pick-up! And, yes, we'll be accepting some clothing donations the day of the event itself.
Who will this benefit? Besides all the shoppers reaping the rewards of fashion scores at thrift-tacular prices, NOLOSE (www.nolose.org) is one of our fattabulous charities.
Want to donate clothing?
Want to volunteer?
Have questions?
Email us at thebigthrifty@gmail.com
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