Exchange Closet
Location: Case 206
Hours
About the Exchange Closet
Contact
Additional Resources
Donations
在学院开放的正常营业时间内，捐款可以送达 到交换柜(案例206)，宗教和精神生活办公室(案例206) 205), or the main Campus Life and Engagement office (Case 207). If you are unable 如果您想在那段时间捐款，请与我们联系，我们可以帮助您安排另一次捐款 time. If possible, please bring your donations in a box or bag that you can leave with the items.
What to donate: 我们目前接受干净的新衣服或轻度使用的衣服，鞋子和一些配件 (winter hats and gloves, scarves, ties). We also have a small shelf for non-perishable 食物，尤其是那些可以让学生快速吃上一顿的食物 a budget (soups, staple ingredients, canned goods).
什么不能捐赠:我们目前没有能力接受家庭用品， most accessories, or toiletries. 如果你在这些类别中有你认为特别有帮助的东西 our community, please ask before donating. 例如，我们偶尔会保留捐赠的XL双床单，如果他们在 excellent condition.
Where to donate items we do not accept: 同学们，请留意不同办公室和学生团体安排的交换活动 throughout the year and for the Give and Go program at the end of every Spring Semester. The Sustainable Saratoga website 维护一个火博体育如何捐赠、重用、修复和回收的建议列表 a wide range of items. Always check to see if an organization is accepting your particular type of donations before dropping things off. Questions about partnering with local 寻找捐赠物品的机构也可以直接联系米歇尔·哈布斯， Associate Director of Civic Engagement, mhubbs@dctdsj.com .
Specific Requests as of February 2023
Things we could use more of:- Clothes, any range of styles and adult sizes, or larger youth sizes
- Winter coats and jackets of all kinds
- Men's or masculine clothing (whatever that means to you!) of all shapes and sizes
- 毕业饰物(特别是:Skidmore毕业生可以在 毕业典礼:黑色学士袍，黑色毕业帽，Skidmore学士帽和学士帽)
- Hats, gloves, scarves, ties/bowties
- Non-slip hangers or hangers with clips for hanging pants and skirts
- Please do NOT donate household items (kitchen utensils, books, etc). Look for announcements 火博体育春季学期结束时为ways学生举办的年度Give and Go项目 can donate unwated items.
Collaborations
Frequently Asked Questions
The clothes and food items are all free. There is no cost to access the Exchange Closet. Please do not take the hangers, racks, boxes, or mirrors. Please only take what you 知道你会用，如果你不再需要这些东西，你可以把它们拿回来 and if they are still in good condition.
Nope! There is no requirement to donate before taking items. And there is no requirement to take anything after donating.
该资源主要是为火博体育学生设计的，并且是可访问的 to the Skidmore community. Though we continue to center students in the planning and implementation of this resource we don't want there to be any barriers to members of the wider Skidmore community (staff, faculty, families, community, and guests). We don't ask for identification from those using the Closet.
我们的存储空间有限，分类和组织物品的时间也有限. 如果你绝对确定你所拥有的物品应该放在交换柜里 please email us first to be sure we can accommodate the donation. Not sure where else you can donate/recycle/repurpose your items? Check out resources from the Skidmore Sustainability Office and Sustainable Saratoga.
为那些遇到障碍的学生提供衣服，以确认他们的身份 性别表达是创建“交换衣橱”的学生们的目标之一 at Skidmore. This goal continues to be a priority. The Closet is open to students 所有的性别和穿衣方式，但我们知道，有时它可以 对于跨性别、非二元和性别不一致的folx来说，获得衣服是一项挑战 for a variety of reasons. Students relying on family support to afford clothing may not be able to ask for clothes that work for them. Homophobia and transphobia can 也影响一个人获得就业和负担得起的住房，使免费和 low-cost resources an important option. Sometimes it's also just nice to pick out 你知道没有人会评判你的选择是否“合身” what they assume about your identity.
衣橱的实施也减少了浪费，并给可行的商品一个新的生命 at Skidmore. 由于快时尚，服装的价格几十年来一直在下降 human and environmental costs have grown dramatically. Globally, we consume about 80 million pieces of new clothing every year. The average American generates about 82 pounds of textile waste each year. The Closet helps prevent unused clothes ,which are often in decent condition, from piling up in the landfills. For more information on sustainable living and working at Skidmore, check out resources from the Skidmore Sustainability Office.
交换衣橱里有一面全长镜子，但它不是私人空间. There are single-stall restrooms directly downstairs from the Exchange Closet. Just 从自动取款机旁走楼梯或电梯下一层就到了走廊 behind the Post Office and right next to these restrooms. There are also multi-stall 洗手间和壁橱在同一层，沿着威科夫中心附近的走廊 以及威科夫中心的单隔间厕所，在中心开放时可以使用 for drop-in use.
Yes! Just contact us (see contact information at the top of the page).
交换柜仍然是火博体育支持的资源的一部分 & Engagement with a number of student groups and offices collaborating to make it a success. As of Fall 2022 the Office of Religious and Spiritual Life is taking the lead on day to day organization but it continues to be a collaborative project. If 你或你的团队被排除在这场对话之外，我们深表歉意和鼓励 you to get in touch with us or one of our other partner groups.
当ORSL监督日常组织时，你可以联系帕克·迪戈里， Director of Religious and Spiritual Life (Case 205, orsl@dctdsj.com). You can also bring concerns to other staff within Campus Life & Engagement or the Office of the Dean of Students.
Send your question to orsl@dctdsj.com (or add it to the feedback box in the Exchange Closet...once we have it set up).
