Earth Day with Schoola


It's no secret that I'm a big fan of Schoola. Once I discovered the website (while browsing through Reddit), I became an instant fan. As a lover of thrifting and education, Schoola - an online thrift store that donates 40% of its proceeds to schools and the Malala Foundation - is a dream come true in terms of shopping and being a good person. So of course, when I get the opportunity to work with Schoola (a website I've praised many times with no prompting) in celebration of Earth Day, I was ecstatic. 

I can't say that I'm the most, ahem, environmentally conscious person. However, when it comes to shopping, I make the effort. Americans send 10.5 million tons of clothing to landfills each year. The easiest way to avoid that? Buying used and donating clothing, of course. That's what makes thrifting so wonderful. In addition to saving money and presenting creative challenges, thrifting is recycling. 

Since I am guilty of buying too many clothes, I'm proud to be donating many of pieces to Schoola. It's free and easy to do so; just request a donation bag on the website, and one is sent free of charge, with return postage paid for as well. All of the items on Schoola are donated, some of which are even new with tags, including stylish donations from Modcloth. Schoola was kind enough to send me two beautiful dresses donated from Modcloth, and I took it upon myself to style them both with items purchased from second-hand stores. Click through to see more.

Dress: c/o Schoola, Heels: Buffalo Exchange

Dress: c/o Schoola, Cardigan: Schoola, Heels: Buffalo Exchange

If you want to support Schoola (which you absolutely should), you can use my referral link to get $10 off your first purchase.

5 comments

  1. This sounds great! We have something similar here in Germany and its basically were I buy ALL my clohtes. I never really go store thrifting and since I basically only buy second hand, its always online thrifting :)
    By the way, since I moved my blog to wordpress I do no longer have GFC but I would love to continue following each other. Please let me know if we can follow each other on bloglovin or just follow me there and I will for sure follow you back there (I also still follow you on GFC!)
    Xx
    Larissa
    conscious lifestyle of mine

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  2. I'm a pretty avid online thrift store seller/buyer but I've never heard of Schoola! It sounds AWESOME! I'm definitely going to have to check them out.

    I also just discovered your blog and as an avid thrifter/modcloth lover/blogger - i love your blog! (i'm also attempting to navigate post-grad life so looks like we have a lot in common hahaha!)

    Lee - leethrifts.com

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  3. Really great post! I've never heard of Schoola before but I've definitely heard of similar companies. I think it's great and I always try to donate my items to people who need it more than I do. Every little effort counts!

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  4. Schoola sounds awesome, maybe we have something similary in Denmark, I hope so. It is a great idea and if I can fit or don't use my clothes anymore I try to donate it to others. :D
    Xx Blue Ducklings
    http://www.blueducklings.wordpress.com

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