Good News Notes: “Although Refill Emporium is less than a year old, its zero-waste focus is a throwback to the way things used to be. The company’s products take a step back to the time before seemingly every item was packaged in disposable plastic containers, before paper towels replaced cloth dish towels, and when a…
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Loudoun County nonprofit opens Threads of Hope clothing store
Good News Notes: “Loudoun nonprofit Mobile Hope, which assists homeless and precariously housed youth in the area, has launched Threads of Hope, a clothing boutique accepting donations for gently used, quality clothes. The shop will be open within Mobile Hope’s headquarters at 741 Miller Drive in Leesburg from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on weekdays….
Granite Education Foundation Shop-A-Thon providing back-to-school clothes for hundreds of kids in need
Good News Notes: In West Valley City, Utah, “400 low-income children will each be given $200 dollars to go on their own school shopping spree for back-to-school clothes.” For many children affected by poverty, back-to-school shopping is just not done. This event will give them not only new clothes but a boost in self-esteem. View…