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Cornell Thrift is a student-organization dedicated to promoting sustainable fashion and clothing reuse through our exchange closets and community events.

Cornell Thrift’s mission is to reduce campus-wide waste and improve student welfare through the redistribution of reusable personal items. The initiative was inspired by the concept of “free-piles” seen in university co-operative housing, along with the annual Dump n Run sale. We actualize our mission by implementing closets around campus (dubbed “Ezra’s Exchange”) that are “free to give, free to

take” spaces. Anyone can donate clothes to Ezra’s Exchange, and take out clothes for free, at any time. We currently have two closets, located in the browsing library of Willard Straight Hall (aka the sofa room) and basement of Cascadilla Residence Hall. As part of our mission towards reuse, we host periodic mending workshops to teach the Cornell community how to fix or embellish clothing rather than throw it away. We also organize documentary screenings, upcycling workshops and other fun activities to engage and educate the community. In Spring 2017, Cornell Thrift founded , a photo campaign to get people thinking about the value of clothes by sharing the stories they hold. The goal is to reduce waste by having people rethink the way they see their clothes. We hold an open photo shoot every other Friday from 12 - 2pm at Temple of Zeus. Check out the separate FB page! https://www.facebook.com/behindtheseamscornellthrift/

02/16/2023

Mark your calendar for a fabric scrunchie workshop! We provide the materials and sewing machines, no experience necessary! 5-7 pm on February 22nd in mvr 1106 🪡 see y’all there 💕💕

02/16/2023

Cornell Thrift’s weekly exchange tables are back! Stop by the Physical Sciences Building every Friday from 4:00-5:30pm to donate clothes or pick up from our collection! All items are FREE!

Come visit us and see what goodies you can find!

Graphic by Ashley Xiang

01/30/2023

Come visit Cornell Thrift at ClubFest on Sunday, February 5th at Barton Hall to learn about our club and future events! We can’t wait to see you😆

11/30/2022

Thank you to everyone who came to the vinyl painting tonight! 💿🎨🖌 We all had a great time, and we will have more workshops next semester!!!

11/24/2022

Join us on Tuesday, November 29th at the Willard Straight International Lounge and paint some vinyl records with us! ALL MATERIALS PROVIDED!

This upcycling project is a great way to reuse old vinyls, make some new decor for your room, and/or can be a great gift for the holidays. Don’t miss out!

Graphic by Ashley Xiang

10/11/2022

With fall break coming to a close we encourage everyone to check out our Ezra Exchange Closets ♻️ located on West Campus! These closets were an initiative started in 2017 to give students a place where they can give and take clothing 👕as they please.

If you ever need clothes or are in a thrifting mood our closets are a great place to go to find some hidden gems! On the flip side, if you ever have any clothing you don’t want anymore consider donating them to our closets to help give the clothing a new home!

Share with friends and have fun thrifting! 🤩

Graphic by Ashley Xiang

09/22/2022

So excited to announce the return of our weekly exchange tables!! Stop by the Physical Sciences Building (PSB) every Friday starting (9/23) from 4-5:30 pm to look through our assortment of clothes. All clothes are FREE!

Additionally, If you have any donations of clothing you may not want anymore feel free to drop them off with us!

Come by and see what hidden gems you can find!

Graphic by Ashley Xiang

09/13/2022

thredUP COLLAB ALERT 🤩: Cornell Thrift and CFIN are officially partnering with thredUP] to bring you our first event of the semester. In belated participation of thredUP’s National Secondhand Day campaign ♻️🌎👚we are hosting a Denim Painting Workshop 🖌for the Cornell community!

Come paint some awesome denim pieces👖generously provided to us by thredUP using fabric paint 🎨 and bleach! You can even make patches out of scrap denim fabric. The possibilities are limitless! Don’t miss out on this awesome event!

Thank you to thredUP] for partnering with us!

Graphic by Ashley Xiang

09/09/2022

CLUBFEST ALERT: Come out to ClubFest this Sunday, September 11th to learn more about our club and our future plans! We will be giving out FREE stickers and bringing clothing that you can thrift (also free 😉). Don’t miss out and stop by!

08/28/2022

We are so so excited to be part of ECOFest this year. Stop by today from 12-2 pm to chat with us and learn more about the club! We can’t wait to meet everyone!

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136 Ho Plaza
Ithaca, NY
14853

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