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Woman's Day Magazine month November 2005 see page 12 "Swap stuff online" Swaphandmedowns.com
About Woman's Day Magazine:
Featured review submitted By: Mary Phelan: First appearing in 1937, Woman's Day magazine continues to be a favorite women's magazine. For several years, "Woman's Day" has been the source for the latest news on fashion, health and beauty. Each issue is packed with delicious recipes and useful, unique tips for everyday living. "Woman's Day" is a comprehensive magazine for women of all ages.
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Interview Clips Shown on Nation T.V. of Jane's Sadowy Interview and Linda Garvey's Interview
The NBC news clips of the 3 hour interview of Jane Sadowy telling the story about the program she designed www.swaphandmedowns.com and the interview of her long time member Linda Garvey and her children wearing the gently used fashion received from the site has been showing on news channel across the nation.
Swaphandmedowns.com Featured Friday, November 7 - Eyewitness News -ABC13
NBC 6 air 10/6/03/Living Cheaper - Barter Anyone? Find Article by clicking on left banner recent story and go to current headlines or Archive stories and click on 'Barter Anyone' for Latest Swaphandmedowns Healines.
Online Bartering Offers Shoppers New Options
Swaphandmedowns Headliner News at Detroit Now ABC
Swaphandmedowns News Briefs at wbz4 Boston News/On-line bartering
Oct 27, 2003
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PrWeb Press Release: Global Swap Exchange of Marvellous "Gently Worn" fashions - All in Tip-Top shape shared by our Swap-hand-me-downs members
Swaphandmedowns.com is doing more than pressing clothing into closets of families in need of free fashions.
The month of July 2003 has been hot in the Press Room with
Swaphandmedowns.com making national news and global news.
BARTER BETTER
By A.S. BERMAN
Gannett News Service (Which owns USATODAY as well)
Helping those in need.
While some may dabble in online barter for novelty's sake, others depend on it for more.
Since 2001, SwapHandMeDowns.com (www.swaphandmedowns.com) has helped its 128 registered members keep themselves and their children well clothed. Every thing is done online. Countries can swap free gently worn fashions within their own country or with other countries. Such as Asia within Asia, United Kingdom within United Kingdom, United States within United States, Canada within Canada and so on.
The whole story was published to 93 newspapers, which allowed global families as far as Portugal to learn about the program and join the Swaphandmedowns.com membership. Click Here: For Published Story by Gannett News Service
A TV Interview Request soon followed in the e-mail box of Swaphandmedowns owner, website sponsor and site designer Jane Sadowy.
After speaking with a NBC Producer Jane Sadowy gave a two-hour taped interview in New Jersey. Next the same day, NBC filmed a family using the program in California for 8 hours. Linda a mother of three stated ‘I have found many new friends here at Swaphandmedowns. I have been able to help others that needed help and I have also been assisted when I needed it. It’s a great program and the people are wonderful.’ The family was filmed wearing the “Gently Worn" fashions - All in Tip-Top shape received from other Swaphandmedowns Members in the past year and a half.
Jane Sadowy wore second hand clothing for her film shot as well.
Not only did Jane Sadowy describe how the program has helped hundreds of family to save money by exchanging free used fashion among members but she also stated how much the members rely on each other for moral support.
Jane Sadowy also stated ‘How proud she was of her members (Mother's) using the program by sharing their clothing and by sharing stories of their countries cultures. The site kindles global friendship and allows children to learn to share their fashions at an early age with other children. The parent receiving the box of free gently used fashion pays the shipping fees to accept them from the giver. How nicer can it get to know your free ‘Gently Worn Fashions’ are being shipped to the front door of others needing it.’ Jane also said, “I work weekdays, weekends and holidays to provide customer service to my members which allows dreams to come true for children needing decent clothing to go to school. Swaphandmedowns makes every day a holiday time of giving!”
As another member of Swaphandmedowns.com ‘Amy’ stated “How Awesome is this! Jane, I have never had so much fun helping others!”
Stated by Swaphandmedowns member ‘Samatha’
“SwapHandMeDowns is a God Send for low income families
like myself who can't afford brand new clothing.
What a wonderful site.”
Stated by Swaphandmedowns member ‘Cindy’
“I have not had the pleasure of being able to use Swaphandmedowns services as of yet, but look forward to using it for this coming up school year when I have to worry about clothing 3 preteens! I have so many clothes for children up to adult and look forward to swapping these things for other pieces of clothing for my children. I joined because of the good cause that it stood for. Being a single mother for 7 years, I know what it was like to have to buy clothes every season for my growing children. It took everything I had just to make ends meet much less buying clothes for my kids.
I also joined this organization because there is nothing I love to do more than help others with needs in their lives. I would much rather swap my clothing with someone that I know truly needs it than to just donate it to a clothing shop where it may or may not make it to a family that truly needs the clothing. Thanks for having such a wonderful organization!”
Stated by a visitor and new friend located in Belgrade, Yugoslavia 'Nebojsa'
"You must be really fortunate to meet once in your life someone like Ms. Jane Sadowy. Sometimes it is necessary to reach the outmost despair and personal apocalypse before this happens. Not only that Ms. Sadowy provided generous help to my wife with her excellent advice and a vast business knowledge to run our newly created non-government organization in Serbia called Art-A-DAY aimed at helping people suffering from mood disorders, but she was also always there to help me with my "do or die" struggle with depression. And that without asking who am I, without
questioning my reasoning, simply being out there for you to help, care and provide support. In this time of "sinking human souls" women of rare vision, knowledge and faith such as Ms. Sadowy are corner stones of hope that everything is not lost and that the world could be the better place to be. I consider myself richly blessed for an opportunity to become Ms. Sadowy's friend. Thank you for everything Jane and keep up the great work."
Mr. Nebojsa Djurovic
General Manager
Art-A-DAY
SERBIA/MONTENEGRO
Art-A-DAY
Artist and author of Art Therapy Healing Book: "The Color of Grace"
The Swaphandmedowns.com filming production is in the process for being edited and will broadcast nation wide on NBC, CBS and ABC News.
Jane Sadowy also owns www.awardinternetmaketing.com a site designed and driven to help global women promote their small business online. The site also offers an Aim web design service, Internet marketing sales tips and help with branding a business.
Media Request Swaphandmedowns.COM is available to the media.
PR Web Press
2news Fresh Ideas
WCMH-TV /Channel 4000
Cyber-Bartering Comes To Internet - WPXI.COM/Pittsburg.com
Denver 7 ABC News Sites Offer Ways To Swap Items
Barter for the better Swap sites help creative consumers save on everything from video games to kids' shoes - Lansing State Journal
WFTV_Channel 9 Florida
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Gannett News Service
BARTER BETTER
By A.S. BERMAN
Gannett News Service
Helping those in need
While some may dabble in online barter for novelty's sake, others depend on it for more.
Since 2001, SwapHandMeDowns.com (www.swaphandmedowns.com) has helped its 128 registered members keep themselves and their children well clothed.
An annual fee entitles users to log on to the site's message board, post their clothing requests and answer the requests of others, says site creator Jane Sadowy. For the price of shipping, a family can receive a boxful of clothes from another family.
For Sadowy, who owns and operates a commercial cleaning service, inspiration crept up on her one day with a pair of baby shoes.
"One of my customers had thrown out some brand new baby shoes and another customer had brand new twins," Sadowy says. "And I thought ‘Aw, what a waste.' " Trends - Barter Better
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SECOND TIME AROUND Website lets families swap kids clothes online
The website, the first of its kind, is an on-line child apparel program, where parents from the United States and even across the globe swap their children's clothes for new ones.
The Trentonian
BUSINESS
Wednesday, February 20,2002
SECOND TIME AROUND
Website lets families swap kids clothes online
By Linda Lisanti
(Staff Writer)
Jane Sadowy knows what it's like to shop a second-hand stores, to fill up your cart and walk away still spending 60.00 dollars for worn jeans and a few sweaters. That's why this Mercerville mother of two grown kids has developed a better way to get used kid's clothes for less with www.swaphandmedowns.com.
The website, the first of its kind, is an on-line child apparel program, where parents from the United States and even across the globe swap their children's clothes for new ones. We help them to connect!
Children outgrow clothes fast. Some parents just throw the old ones away, while others donate their clothes to the second-hand stores, where people have to pay more, said Sadowy.
I thought there's got to be a better and cheaper way to recycle these items and give them to those who need them most. So I created this site.
Sadowy said from the first day swaphandmedowns.com went up in August, the site caught on and parents just keep coming. Right now, she has over 60 families enrolled in the program and new ones sign up each week. The way the program works is quite easy. Everything is done over the Internet on the swaphandmedowns.com website.
First-time users fill out an on-line application to enroll and are charged a resonable fee, which Sadowy uses for her expenses.
Parents enter the clothing size their child needs and the current one they wish to trade in, though a swap isn't required. Then Sadowy matches that family on-line with another who has that size or needs it.
If you have a size three and need a four, I match you with a family that has the four and possibly a family that also needs the three. And so on, she said. They can swap in and get as many as they want. Families are swapping clothes for the same of next size up and the program goes all the way up to teens. Once Sadowy connects the two families by e-mail, the rest is up to them. They correspond online to determine what type of items they like and how many total pounds to ship through the mail.
The final cost to the families is the shipping, which they pay at the time of delivery. It's all their choice what they swap. Some get 100 pounds of clothes, while others have 20, she said, adding that they inform her about the completed deal and all so far have been satisfied.
To guarantee the quality, users sign an agreement that they will only swap gently-used clothes.
A lot of times many get clothes that weren't ever used. You know how children these days are with fashion, Sadowy pointed out. And with the clothes, she said an even greater asset of the site is that it kindles friendships. The families aren't swapping just clothes, they share stories of their kids and parenting tips. Sadowy said parents who don't want to swap, but have children clothing they don't need can also drop items directly at her site. Rather than bring them to the second-hand stores where people will have to pay, she said she'll make sure the clothing goes to kids who are in need of it.
Oh, I wish they had something like this when my children were growing up. It is a good way to reach out and help one another, Sadowy said. It's just all about families helping families.
Tretonial Photo/John Dullighan
For Additional Information, Please Contact:
Jane Sadowy
Swap Hand Me Downs
http://www.swaphandmedowns.com
6094628981
customerservice@swaphandmedowns.com
Press Release Web.com
Tretonial Photo/John Dullighan
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Fashion at Swaphandmedowns Kindles ‘Fashion Recycling With’ Love
Swaphandmedowns First of it's kind. Since first published Swaphandmedowns.com has helped hundreds of families exchange or request used child clothing and adult fashions online and now will be helping thousands more.
Since Jane Sadowy President of www.Swaphandmedowns.com had designed the concept and published the site on August 4th 2001 it has made grand progress in the fashion world. Since first published the site has helped hundreds of families exchange or request used child clothing and adult fashions online and now will be helping thousands more.
A visitor and director of a Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Woman’s Organization CMEA Ministries has offered Jane Sadowy a helping hand by offering free used fashion to her growing list of members. The organization is located in Central Philadelphia and provides donated clothing to the needy, women needing work fashion or families needing a helping hand. This is quite a large project since it involves helping Jane organize the shipping of free used fashions to the site members and children across the United States, Canada, Porta Rica and Chile. The clothing is scheduled to be shipped out to Swaphandmedowns members on a continued basis.
Members also swap clothing among each other at their Community board every day! So there is plenty of action going on at Swaphandmedowns this spring! Members of Swaphandmedowns are work at home moms, single moms, nurses, office workers, college grads, business owners, teachers and grandmothers. They are all saving money by recycling gently used clothing, books, recipes, shoes, cost saving tips and making friends with other parents!
Not only has Swaphandmedowns.com changed the way people are donating their used fashion globally but many visitors have signed up for their family newsletter since they feel the need to help others as well. Visitors and members are kept informed about families in need, spring-cleaning tips, organizing tips, and kept informed about parental issues.
Jane Sadowy is also President of Award Internet Marketing.com. A site that helps online global businesses with branding and promoting their online websites. She also is an active member of New Jersey Association of Women Business Owners, NJWBO and Ambassador of N.J of the I.V.W.C.C Chambers of Commerce.
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Press Release Web
One gift, One shipment and Your gift can make a difference to a child at www.swaphandmedowns.com
Please Help a child this holiday with free used clothing or send them a toy.
Making it through the Holiday's can be hard. With hardship of wondering where I am going to come up with extra funds for the holidays and trying to balance the bills - What can I buy my child for the holidays? Jane Sadowy has been there and knows other parents are saying it too.
Site designer and owner of www.swaphandmedowns.com Jane Sadowy has made available "Sponsor A Child" for a year by allowing those that can afford to help a parent with:
The Yearly Global Swap Membership Fee (reviews and setup costs)
The Shipping Cost of receiving free used clothing.
Shipping a toy for special holiday's.
Sponsor's Cost: 17.00usd yearly member certificate plus shipping fees for them to accept the free clothes. Swaphandmedowns has access to free used clothing and will help the sponsor with the transaction per Helen.
We have available "Sponsor A Child With Teddy Love" with shipping a holiday toy.
Sponsor's Cost: The price of toy plus shipping cost. Easy to do since you purchase the toy and ship it directly to the child's home. Contact Jane below for more information. Or visit
http://www.swaphandmedowns.com/newspr.html
Jane Sadowy is also receiving promotional assistance by Dena J. Bower, LCSW, CLC Psychotherapist,Conscious Living Coach, Health & Wellness Coach, Trainer and President/CEO of Behavioral Training Institute who is really excited at the possibility to offer some help for the holidays.
Telephone (954) 920-5020
URL: http://www.bti-training.com
E-mail: DenaBower@bti-training.com
Thank you
For more information, email Jane Sadowy Directly
President
Jane Sadowy
www.swaphandmedowns.com
www.awardinternetmarketing.com
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SWAP HAND ME DOWNS DOES A SLAP IN THE FACE
Used Child Apparel
( EMAILWIRE.COM, January 02, 2002 ) Swaphandmedowns.com has altered the way people choose to recycle free gently
used child apparel. The word swap has a fresh new meaning.
A smart look at the Second Hand Clothing industry has shown that the used child apparel market is on the raise. So now we ask: What is www.swaphandmedowns.com up too.
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