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Donate Your Halloween Costumes For a Good Cause at Iowa City-Coralville Halloween Costume Swap
Have a costume you're not using that you'd like to donate to someone in need? Here are a few locations and events where you can donate it for someone who can't afford a new costume.
City Release
The Iowa City Landfill and Recycling Center and several partners are sponsoring a Halloween Costume Swap and story time at the Coralville Public Library on Saturday, October 13. The free swap, held in Schwab Auditorium from 9:30 am to noon, will operate on a "leave what you can, take what you need" principle.Â
Halloween-themed story times are planned in the auditorium at 10:00 and 11:15 a.m. In addition, participants will find ideas for healthy treats, as well as information on how to make holidays more meaningful and more environmentally friendly.
Sponsors encourage area residents to clean out their closets to help get unused costumes into the hands of young children in time for trick-or-treating. Costumes should be in good to excellent condition with no significant spots or holes. Donations may be dropped off at the East Side Recycling Center office at 2401 Scott Blvd. SE in Iowa City between noon and 5 p.m. on October 10th or 12th. Costumes will also be accepted at the Coralville Public Library on the day of the swap.
Residents may swap their kids' costumes from past Halloweens with ones at the Costume Swap. Those with no costumes to swap may also attend the event. Costumes will be available "as-is" on a first-come, first-served basis. Sponsors offer no guarantees on costume quality and/or quantity available. Parents and guardians are encouraged to dress children in tights and leotards or swimsuits for the event so they can easily try on costumes. No adult costumes will be available.
For more information, contact Jen Jordan at jennifer-Jordan@iowa-city.orgor 319.887.6160, or visit www.icgov.org/esrc. The event is co-sponsored by the Iowa City Landfill and Recycling Center, the University of Northern Iowa Center for Energy and Environmental Education, Reclaim Your Holidays, the East Central Iowa Council of Governments, Potentially Yours Thrift Shop, Kidworks, Crowded Closet Thrift Shop, and the Coralville Hy-Vee.
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