This one is for the ladies (or men who own bras)

Hi Girls,

If you have any old bras (in ok condition) that just sit in your drawer, can you send them to me? Yes. That is right. I want your used bras. I am calling it “Bras for a Cause-Girls Helping Girls” Catchy right?! (I’m sure someone has already coined it)

 

Where did I get this crazy idea? My good friend and mentor Kirsten  brought me some clothes to give away in my community when she visited me in March 2012. There was one bra in that pack, I casually mentioned it to a 20-soemthign girl in my community and she went Ga Ga over it. It was THE golden item, EVERYONE wanted it and asked me if I had more. This is probably because bras SUCK in Nicaragua, they don’t have support and the under wire is really poky.

I told Kirsten this story and she went on a bra-collecting rampage. She sent me a HUGE box of bras, ALL THE WAY to Nicaragua (that postage is not cheap). It was a huge successes. I was the star of the town for a day- as I walked by people would shout “Hey, save me a bra I am coming over tonight! I sold them for 2 dollars each (a great bargain) and used the money to pay the incoming postage tax and fund my Girls group activities (such as condom demonstrations, prizes, journals, ect.)

 

If we do it now, there will be no postage and no taxes because I am going back to Nicaragua on October 25^th to start my job with the non-profit Comunidad Connect.

So what do you say? Can you go around to friends, room mates/class mates, ect and collect up some bras to send me!? I think you can! GO! It doesn’t have to be a big deal, just send me what ya got. SOMETHING is always better than NOTHING.

It is late and I can't sleep thinking about this idea I have had for over a month stewing in my brain. So I'm sending this out into the web-universe without having my editor (aka my mom) look at it. If it was meant to be a hit, I will get some reply, if not...well the wheels are always turning!

Email me at aliciajaneharvey(at)gmail.com to get my mailing address!