As clothing donation week approaches, we decided to create some helpful tips for everyone who will be donating clothing from July 9th to July 13th.
1) Bring all of your clothing donations to school in one trip. Just stuff your duffel bag with as much clothing as you can carry - even if you have to drag it to school. Remember, by donating clothing you are showing everyone that you are a charitable person. They won't mind if they can't get on the bus because your donations are taking up most of the available space. They know it's for a good cause!
2) Make sure that the girl or guy you like is watching when you drop off your clothing donations.They will see that you are a generous person, which will inspire them to ask you out.
3) We know that some of you are so eager to donate your clothing, it's difficult to hold back your excitement. Just remember that spontaneously stripping down to your underwear in the AQ and donating your clothes, literally off your back, is not necessary. Please refrain from doing this!
4) Please do not move or tamper with the clothing donations boxes around the SFU Burnaby and Surrey campuses. While an SFU Donation Challenge clothing donation box would be great to have at parties and to show to your grandchildren some day, remember, these boxes are there to help at-risk youth.
5) Donating clothing is a great way to improve your Karma. If supernatural forces have got you down, you might want to consider making a few donations to increase your good fortune.
6) If you don't donate your unwanted clothes, these items will probably just be stolen by the Underpants Gnome's distant cousins anyway. (Bear in mind, nobody wants your old underwear. Please do not donate them!)
7) Remember this week isn't just about donating clothing. It's also about increasing awareness of the struggles of homeless and at-risk youth in the Lower Mainland. Tell your friends about Covenant House Vancouver and come to our information session / raffle draw on Tuesday at SFU Burnaby and Thursday at SFU Surrey. There's going to be great prizes and maybe even a celebrity or two (probably not).
8) Keep in mind that all donated clothing will be going to youth aged 16-24. Unless you would wear your grandfather's moth-eaten trousers or your great great aunt's pantaloons, don't donate them.
9) Remember to actually donate the clothing that you were planning on donating next week. Place your donations in your back pack the night before, write a note on your calendar, or tattoo a reminder on your forehead so you'll remember to donate when you brush your teeth - whatever it takes. You'll be saved the shame of giving some lame excuse when people ask you how many clothing items you donated.
10) Tell your friends about The SFU Donation Challenge because they will envy your knowledge of the coolest events at SFU. Heck, you should even tell strangers about SFUDC. True fact: there is no better conversation starter than "Have you heard about the clothing donation drive at SFU?"
If you found these tips useful, make sure to let other SFU students know about them as well. We are really looking forward to donation week and hope everyone will get involved with this great cause!
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