Consignment sale benefits Hope Scarves charity

Trey Crumbie

Students had the opportunity to expand their wardrobes while donating to a charitable cause last week.

Monta Reinfelde, a senior from Latvia, hosted a clothing consignment saleĀ  Friday outside of the Faculty House that raised $36. Reinfelde used the event to both earn money for Hope Scarves, a charitable organization based in Louisville that shares scarves and stories to help reassure cancer-stricken women, and to raise awareness about her online womenā€™s lifestyle magazine, MAG. The publication covers a variety of issues including fashion, travel and entertainment.

Reinfelde said she wants her magazine to be more than just content.Ā 

ā€œWe actually want to help women and we thought this could be a really good chance to do it,ā€ Reinfelde said.

New Albany, Ind., senior Katelin Calloway brought some of her old clothes to be sold at the sale. Calloway said she is a fashion designer and likes clothes more than fashion itself.Ā 

ā€œI just love the way things are made,ā€ Calloway said. ā€œI think itā€™s very interesting in the way that you can help people, especially because most of your designers today, theyā€™re kind of targeted to one specific demographic and I think itā€™s important to contribute to everyone and not just one person.ā€Ā 

Bowling Green freshman Jenna Cherry heard of the clothing sale through Reinfelde during Cherryā€™s sorority meeting. Cherry said as a college student she is always looking to find inexpensive clothing.Ā 

ā€œI just enjoy clothes,ā€ Cherry said. ā€œI like finding cheap deals on cute things that will last a while.ā€

Nashville freshman Bri Brewer said she is very picky about what she wears.Ā 

ā€œSometimes itā€™s classy, sometimes itā€™s sassy, and then sometimes I like to get like a little sexy and raunchy,ā€ she said.Ā 

Brewer, who bought a maxi dress and a crop top, said clothes can represent a multitude of personas, from a professional business woman to someone who is single and ready to mingle.Ā 

ā€œItā€™s a form of nonverbal communication,ā€ she said. ā€œYou can say a lot with clothes.ā€