

Handmedowns.com: What items are you donating?Melissa: I am donating my Orbit stroller system along with two moses baskets. One that was mine when I was a baby and the other one I used for both my sons. I was too afraid they would ruin my childhood moses basket so I got them a new one. The Orbit system is incredible. It's not only sleek looking, but it is the most functional system out there. I love all the interchanging parts and the way you can swivel the baby around in the car seat and on the stroller base. This comes in very handy in tight restaurants when the baby is asleep and you don't want to take them out. We also have a ton of toys and stuffed animals. My boys are very blessed and spoiled and I thought it was time to pass them on. Handmedowns.com: What was your favorite hand-me-down that you received? Who gave it to you?Melissa: Some of my girlfriends and I passed along toys and activity centers. It's great that one of my best friend’s had a baby a year before Mason so when her son outgrew the toys, we got them. Then I passed them on to another fried that had a baby and then a year later I got them back for Brady. |
Handmedowns.com: We heard you had a yard sale! How did it go?Melissa: Yes I held my first yard sale. I can't believe how early people get there and how much they will haggle with you over the strangest things. Although I have to admit that baby stuff does great at yard sales. Handmedowns.com: Tell us about the charity you selected for the auction - Friends of the Family in Van Nuys.Melissa: Friends of the Family is a truly exceptional organization. Everyone that works there has the warmest heart and truly just wants to help enrich people’s lives by helping in so many ways. They help abused spouses get free of the abuser. They help children that are shy find their voices. They help teen parents stay in school, find jobs and learn how to be good parents. That is just a taste of how they help our community. |