2 LARGE CLOTHING DRIVES

February to March was a very uncertain time in India. While the pandemic had not yet reached us, predictions of its onset were on every news channel. Knowing it was only a matter of time, we decided on conducting a clothing drive, in an attempt to supply orphanages and shelters with clean clothes for what we knew would be a difficult time ahead. 

We created multiple posters, and sent them around to everyone we knew, requesting them to donate any spare clothes in good condition they may have. The response was absolutely overwhelming. People were eager to help, and we quickly got to work, packaging the clothes and sending them to the aforementioned orphanages and shelters. 


Due to the success of the first clothing drive, we shortly conducted the second one, and the response was just as heartwarming. Both times, we had to hire trucks to transport the clothes to their destination. Below are images of both clothing drives.

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