I volunteered today at St. Vincent de Paul. For those of you who are unfamiliar, it’s a thrift store. I spent most of the day sorting through clothes and things that were donated. Don’t worry, mom, they had us wear latex gloves in case there were gross things.

I started law school this week at Saint Louis University. They’re big on philanthropy, so a group of 19 of us went and volunteered. We were able to get through a lot, and the people who work there were definitely happy to have us. My work consisted of grabbing a bag of donations and sorting it into giant bins - one for women’s tops, one for men’s tops, one for women’s bottoms, etc. I got kind of annoyed with one of the other volunteers because he wasn’t doing it right. He would just grab something and stick it in the closest bin. I’m sure I accidentally put something in the wrong bin at some point, but he was just being careless.

I think everyone should donate their gently used clothes, especially guys. I’ve never really thought about it before today, but I realized that more women donate than men. It makes sense. I wear my clothes until they’re completely worn out. HA! Get it? worn out? Anyway…we had the women’s clothing piled up about eight feet in the air, but the men’s didn’t even come up to my waist. Also, don’t donate things that are broken or have giant holes. The biggest surprise of the day was that people donate used underwear! How do I know it was used? Just think about it and I’m sure you’ll figure it out.

More later…

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