Aldergrove man Ernie Jantzen brought his popular clothing drive event, Clothes 2U, back to Aldergrove on Saturday, Jan. 21.

The event, held at St. Dunstan鈥檚 Church, saw a steady stream of residents looking for gently used clothing and household items.

Jantzen, the founder of Clothes 2U, was assisted by a youth group from the church who helped with set up.

鈥淚t was amazing,鈥� Jantzen said. 鈥淎 bunch of teens with great attitudes, hard-working. We got the job done in no time and then these guys were like 鈥榦kay, time for pizza.鈥欌��

Jantzen estimates that through the last two weeks, 50 bags of clothes and several boxes of toys were donated.

鈥淚t was a very good turnout,鈥� he said. 鈥淧eople were lined up before we opened and then it was just oncoming steady.鈥�

This event marked the first Clothes 2U event of the year, and Jantzen is already planning for the next one in White Rock in two weeks, followed by events in Guilford and Chilliwack later in the year.

鈥淚鈥檓 working eight locations twice a year,鈥� he said.

In terms of donations, Jantzen charged $3 per adult, with all proceeds going towards the expenses of running the event.

鈥淚t costs money to run the van, to go pick up donations, to do my events,鈥� Jantzen said. 鈥淚t costs money for telephone lines, website hosting, printing. I subsidize each and every event out of my own pocket.鈥�

Jantzen started Clothes 2U in 2002 in 91原创 as a single-parent support group, but it quickly evolved into a community-wide event.

鈥淚 saw a need in the community and I wanted to help,鈥� Jantzen said. 鈥淚鈥檝e been doing this for almost 20 years now and it鈥檚 been a true labour of love.鈥�

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