Uses for old swim suits

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Hello All, I work with a great group of ladies making quilts for those that are less fortunate. We make the quilts all year round and then donate them to the local shelters and directly to those that find themselves living on the streets when the weather turns cold. We use almost all donated materials to make the quilts. We try to use nylon type materials, not only nylon but light weight materials, because it tends to dry much faster than other materials. We are always in dire need of materials. We have received a lot of old suits from my daughter's swim team and have found it very usefull. Her coach suggested that I try posting on the internet to see if others would be interested in helping our cause, so here it is! We cut the suits into smaller pieces we can use so the condition of the suits does not matter at all(we have received some that were just pieces). I was wondering if any of you would be interested in donating your old suits to a worthwhile cause? It is also a great way to recycle the old suits and keep them out of the landfills! If you are interested you can post here or email us at Quilts4homeless@yahoo.com God Bless, Jennifer
  • Hi there, I have also sent an e-mail to my team and will be collecting suits. I'd love your mailing address as well. Thanks for your hard work! Sydne Didier
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    I actually love the Speedo Endurance Jammers. My son puts a lot of yardage on his two...wears them 5-6 times a week (1.5 hours at a time) and takes horrible care of them, yet they are in excellent condition - the base level Speedo Jammers on the other hand are pretty much worn thin. Ahh, Speedo Endurance Jammers, I'd bet. That's some quality stitching...And he's probably a breaststroker - a little extra stress on the seam. I have 3 suits in this condition, each lasted about 30 days (admittedly in a heavily chlorinated Y pool.) Back to your regularly scheduled program...
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    I'll check with my son's swim team too...and that's a great point about the quick drying time!
  • What's the address to send these suits? (I'm in Illinois too.) I can't tell you how many of my and my children's suits have wound up in the trash because 1. they are not decent to wear anymore 2. In such condition, I'm not sending them to any one else "in need" so they can look even less decent than I did. Do you take nylon suits? Is this an on-going program? If so, please get in touch with Tracy Grilli, USMS Natl Administrator, and she can ask all of us coming to Convention in Sept to bring our worn-out suits.
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    Thanks to all of you for the wonderfull responses and emails. I think I answered all of the emails that I received, if I didnt answer yours please resend it. This is a project that we work on all year around and is always going on. If anyone has any questions please post here or email me. Thank you and God bless, Jennifer
  • I have several old suits to donate. Just let me know where to send them. Thanks, T.J.
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    Thanks for the email Anita, I sent you a reply :) Hope everyone is having a great day!
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    Jennifer, A box will be in the mail to you tomorrow. I didn't count them before I sealed the box but it probably contains 20-30 swimsuits. :) Anna Lea
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    Anna Lea, We received the box and are very grateful for your awesome help with our project! It is people like you that make it possible for up to do the work we do. Thank you from the bottom of all of our hearts :) God Bless, Jennifer P.S. I sent you an email.
  • Jennifer, We have publicized this throughout Arizona and will have a bunch o' suits coming your way soon. We are going to do a press release too in the hopes of collecting more for you. Plus, I am going to ask that our Meet Directors for our three fall events set up a collection bin for old suits. Send me an email at dpa_az AT cox DOT net with the address you want these sent to.