Have you ever put your old clothes into the donation box in your neighborhood? If not, you can do it right now because the clothes donation is becoming a trend in China.

From time to time, my daughter clears out the clothes which she no longer wear. Many of clothes were for small girl or teenagers student are growing fast. I think it’s a good way to help others. I often pick out some of my clothes which are out of style after going shopping. Then I will put them into the donation box.

That seems like a good idea. Some clothes in the box are quite new. People can either wear them or use them to make things such as handbags and pencil cases.  However, there are some problems along with the popularity of clothes donation. Recently, a reporter from Focus on the City has made a survey. Here are the results:

　　◆ The box is full of clothes in a short time. There is no more room for people to give away clothes.

　　◆ Some people sell the clothes in the donation box for making money instead of wearing them.

　　◆ Some communities set the box in unsuitable places. So there are few clothes in it.

　　◆ Many clothes are too old and shabby.

“What’s worse,” one of the staff in a community added, We quite often see people throw rubbish into the box when they pass by. We’ve tried to stop them several times but failed. It has been the most serious problem since we set the box. In order to make the donation box work in an efficient) way, our government is taking action. Clothes donation will be better-organized and it’ll be more convenient for people in need to take the clothes away.

No matter what, recently, Led by Min Sheng bank of our community I donated one bag of clothes for one of schools of Gan Su Province,, this is the public benefit activity, luckily a lovely pin with it and attached the certificate of commonweal. I felt so proud that I can do something for poverty area although only a little.