Crowded Closet

08/05/2026

🎉 Over 12,900 pounds of goods donated or recycled ... and a giant teddy bear hug! 🐻😉

Now that's a great haul!!! 🫶

At Donation Drive-Thru on July 19, over 12,900 pounds of goods were donated or recycled.

Thank you to all of our volunteers, donors, and partner organizations including Antelope Lending Library, Table to Table, Houses into Homes, Habitat for Humanity Iowa City ReStore, and Crowded Closet for their generous time and hard work to support local non-profit partners and reduce waste.

07/24/2026

👠 Happy Friday fun-day!!!

Count on our Donation Receiving team to showcase the best finds. 😁

mccpeace

07/23/2026

Throwback Thursday: Guess who❓

✨💿 What a delight to find this vinyl record featuring the "Celebration Singers" octet.

👀 Look closely and you might recognize four of our current, longtime volunteers! ❤

Can you identify them?

07/22/2026

🐻 My fav hangout! 😊

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07/17/2026

REMINDER - Donation Drive-Thru is SUNDAY 12-4 p.m. in the Chauncey Ramp!

👕👖 We'll be there to accept your gently-used clothing and accessories.

Follow the links for the full list of items accepted by area organizations for donation or recycling. ♻️

Donation Drive-Thru is an event hosted by the City of Iowa City in collaboration with several non-profit partners to offer donation and recycling options for a variety of materials during the peak of lease turnover season. This event keeps tons of usable materials (over 15,000 pounds in 2025) out of the landfill while providing the donations to our non-profit partners.

See you there! 🙂

Donate accepted clothing items at the Donation Drive-Thru event on Sunday, July 19 from noon to 4 p.m., and all donations go directly to our awesome non-profit thrift store, Crowded Closet. More info and accepted items list: www.icgov.org/donate

07/15/2026

A few goats and a small backyard garden are helping transform life for Upendra Sunamajhi and his family in Odisha, India. 🌱

Through a project supported by MCC partners, Upendra has learned new techniques for raising healthy goats and growing vegetables like long beans. What began as an opportunity has become a steady source of income and greater food security for his family. 🐐

Projects like this are made possible through the generosity behind every MCC Thrift shop. Every donated item, every hour volunteered and every purchase made helps support families as they build more stable, peaceful futures. 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦❤️🕊

Your thrift finds travel farther than you might think. 🛍️🌍

📸 (MCC photo/Deepshikha Murmu)
 

07/10/2026

Mark you calendars for NEXT Sunday, July 19th! Bring your gently-used clothing to the Donation Drive-thru in the Chauncey Ramp where our staff and truck will accept your items. 👕👖

Every donation counts! Crowded Closet turns your items into love and compassion to our neighbors locally and globally through Mennonite Central Committee - MCC 🕊️

Donate accepted clothing items at the Donation Drive-Thru event on Sunday, July 19 from noon to 4 p.m., and all donations go directly to our awesome non-profit thrift store, Crowded Closet. More info and accepted items list: www.icgov.org/donate

07/09/2026

Ever wonder want happens after you drop off your donation?

👀 Get a behind-the-scenes look at how your donation is transformed into help for our neighbors locally and around the world.
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🚩Shop Tour at Crowded Closet
Led by Director Amy Hospodarsky
Tuesday, July 14th at 10 a.m.
Enter front retail door, meet at Silent Auction counter

Can't make the date? Catch our next tour, held the 2nd Tuesday of every month, or call 319-337-5924 to schedule a tour for your group or club.

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07/03/2026

Want DEALS for your home? 🛋🪑 🍽

👍 Make your next move affordable with furniture, housewares and more from the Closet! 🏷

Plus your purchase supports relief, development and peace around the world through Mennonite Central Committee. 🕊❤️🌏

➡️ Open M-F 9:30-5, Sat 9:30-4 (closed for July 4).