BRADFORD,
PA – University of Pittsburgh at Bradford students have joined the University
of Pittsburgh’s “Give a Thread” clothing drive, which will attempt to set the
Guinness World Record for the most clothing collected for donation or
recycling.
The
drive will take part on all five Pitt campuses – in Bradford, Greensburg,
Johnstown, Pittsburgh and Titusville -- with
a goal of gathering 150,000 items of clothing by Jan. 9, when a count will be taken at
the Pittsburgh campus.
The
Bradford campus has a goal of 10,000 items, which it will be gathering now
through Dec. 12.
Tonya
Ackley, director of community engagement at Pitt-Bradford, explained that there
will be two things (other than the world record attempt) that set the campaign
apart. Ackley said that although she will take items donated from Bradford to
Pittsburgh for the count, Pitt-Bradford representatives will return with items
needed for the Bradford community. Ackley said she is asking local groups to
send her requests for specific needs for their closets.
Secondly,
the campaign can accept clothing that is clean, but not suitable for wear, such
as items that are torn, stained or heavily worn. Those items will be recycled by
Goodwill of Southwest Pennsylvania to create sustainable filler for insulation.
Ackley
said that locally, residents can leave donations of clean clothing at the
Seneca Building at 2 Main St. in Bradford between 9 a.m. and 6 p.m. Monday through Friday.
Student
organizations will not only donate, but also collect, sort, count, load,
transport and deliver the donated items.
The
drive is part of the university’s year-long emphasis on sustainability. The
current holder of the world record is an agency in Dubai, UAE. The Bradford
drive is being co-sponsored by the Pitt-Bradford Sustainability Committee.
For
more information on the Give A Thread world record attempt, visit www.studentaffairs.pitt.edu/
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