Submitted by Lisa Fesenmaier, Free Clothing Exchange
SPRING VALLEY, WI – We held our 3rd Free Clothing Exchange today, Saturday, April 4, 2025. We got a lot of donations again and over 130 people took home bags or boxes of clothing. We also held a free will donation bake sale that raised money for the Free School Supplies event being held at Spring Valley Elementary School this summer.
In addition to those donations, the owners of Half Fast Brewery held a Coin War with three other local businesses to raise money as well.
Altogether, $640 will be used to purchase school supplies that families can pick up at the Free School Supplies event.
We would like to thank all those that helped make this event successful. Whether they donated clothing, donated a baked item, collected supplies, helped sort through clothing, worked the event, or helped us pack and clean up, we are so appreciative.
Bethel Lutheran Church in Ellsworth contacted us to pick up all the clothes left over to put in their Free event called Bethel’s Basement Blessings held on the 3rd Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday of each month.
