PEDAW Clothing Drive!

Objectives:

Collect used clothing by
encouraging participants to donate items that may be in their closet but
no longer fit thus having opportunity to provoke discouraging thoughts,
unhealthy behaviors or unrealistic goals in order to fit into them again.
For a good cause!
Increase individual
confidence by allowing them to get rid of any clothes in their closet that
don’t fit and result in discouraging thoughts about their body.

Supplies Needed:

Event Preparation:

Educate the group on
the PEDAW campaign including objectives and goals for events. Advertise
event at least twice per week prior to collection day using posters,
advertisements and other resources most effective for the target
community.
Reserve a space or
location centralized to the target audience
Set up tables and boxes for donation
collection.
Prepare handouts, posters and/or other ways to
engage participants at the drop off location

Encourage donation of the following:

Event
Main Points:

Keeping clothes in our
closets that are too small in hopes that one day they will fit or are too
large because of worry that one day they will fit again is damaging to
one’s self-esteem, confidence and overall body image.
Get rid of the clothes
that don’t fit and work to be comfortable with your body by making healthy
choices and focusing on all of the great things about you that are not
related to the size of the clothes you wear.
Being content with the
idea that in order to make room for new things, one must be OK with
getting rid of the old things.
Explain PEDAW, the
wristbands, and what it’s all about.
Be creative with how
you want to implement this!
Take pictures of event
and send to Amy to post on up on PEDAW blog!