Collecting and Sorting Clothing

Each group should supply as much of the men's seasonal clothes as it can, using the Midnight Run supplies as a supplement. Think about doing a clothing drive for coats or pants or other items a month or more before your run.

All clothing should be thoroughly sorted before the night of the run — first by type and then by size. Best way to size is to staple tags of paper to the garment rather than writing on it directly. All packaging on new clothes should be removed so that there is no temptation for folks to sell what we distribute. Clothes should be arranged in open bins or boxes to ease distribution out of a crowded van in the wee hours.

Try to bring a full range of sizes on each run. But if you meet someone on the street who has an unusual request, see provisions for Special Order Runs .

Here's what you should collect and sort for a typical run, with the most essential items at the top (the priority of items changes with the season; this list applies to Winter Runs ; for summer runs, go to Summer Items ).

You can visit Clothing Drive Guide for more information.