Alright girls, let us all be honest. In our lifetimes, since that tender age when we first put on our very first bra, how many of these necessary undergarments have we purchased and wore once but found them so uncomfortable we could never wear them again, outgrew the style or size, or worse, flat out simply never wore? Ten? More? What did we do with all of these rejects?Well now thanks to Bosom Buddy Bra Recycling program, those of us who have freed ourselves from the constraints of the uncomfortable-for-us bra can now donate those garments to women in need!
The company was founded by Elaine Birks-Mitchell and her husband Johnny and is based out of Queen Creek, Arizona, a small town in Maricopa County located in the southwest area of the state. These amazing people receive bras from people all over the world and they redistribute them to deserving women in desperate situations.
Many of their articles go to shelters (many local) where the women are most concerned with accommodating for their own safety and security but a little thing as simple as a bra can help these women to feel more comfortable and confident again.
They only have four rules -- 1. wash it, 2. fill out a recycled bra form (found on the homepage), 3. box it up in something sturdy and 4. ship it to their facility. They will take any style, any size (a strong need for larger sizes is indicated on the website) and are interested in specialty bras as well (post surgery, etc). All the parts must be in good working order.
If you are a gal, or know a gal, who has one or two unused bras hanging around they can be sent on out to:
Bosom Buddy Bra Recycling
Attention: Elaine Birks-Mitchell
23844 S. Power Rd, Ste 102-433
Queen Creek, AZ 85142
Or if you are in the state of Arizona please review the drop off locations available for collection of the garments.
For such a wonderfully humanitarian organization I am granting Bosom Buddy Bra Recycling a Four Leaf Rating!
This is exactly what the Green movement is all about, doing all we can to help where and when we can. Keep up the great work Bosom Buddy and expect to see donations from a whole slew of Green Leaf Reviewer’s readers! ♥love♥
2 comments:
What a great idea!! I have had many of those uncomfortable bras that I kept under the drawer for years. I finally dropped them off in one of those donation boxes.
Thanks for sharing! This is for a great cause!
Oh excellent! I actually end up with lots of bras that just don't work for me...I'm still searching for the right one. I have a small dip in my sternum, (called pectus excavatum), it's not a big enough dip to cause any health problems but it does make it difficult to find a well-fitting bra. I usually give them to Goodwill but I know that sometimes Goodwill throws undergarments out because they're not sure about the cleanliness and such. At least this way I can be sure all those ill-fitting bras definitely will go to someone in need! =)
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