NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Blackinton Union Church partnered with St. Pauly Textile Inc. to provide a wood-frame

clothing drop-off shed for community use. 

 

This shed is designed to give community members a clean, convenient, and well-cared-for option to donate their used clothing.

 

Accepted items: clothing, shoes, belts, purses, blankets, sheets, curtains, pillowcases, and stuffed animals.

 

St. Pauly Textile Inc. partners with a network of businesses and various organizations to distribute donated items both in the U.S. and worldwide.

 

Blackinton Union Church receives funding for donated clothing and has the option to use donations to serve community needs.

 

With over 1,300 clothing drop-off sheds in place, St. Pauly Textile Inc. collects over 200,000 pounds of clothing every day and estimates that this clothing ends up in 44 different countries yearly. 

 

In 2018, the company was able to help keep over 20 million articles of clothing out of landfills. 

 

The company was founded in 1996 and is an A+ rated member of the Better Business Bureau.