Coats for Cubs starts Black Friday at Buffalo Exchange

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Event title: COATS FOR CUBS!
Dates: NOVEMBER 25, 2011 THROUGH APRIL 22, 2012
Hours: All day; see www.buffaloexchange.com for local store hours
Location Name: BUFFALO EXCHANGE
Address: See www.buffaloexchange.com for your nearest location (42 participating stores)
Cities: Nationwide, in 15 states
Cost of the event: Free
Day/Eve phone: toll-free 1-866-235-8255 or see www.buffaloexchange.com for local phone
Website: www.buffaloexchange.com

http://www.buffaloexchange.com/bulletins_det.php?Bulletin_ID=1791

Event Description:
Coats for Cubs. Give your furs back to the animals! Starting Black Friday, November 25 through Earth Day on Sunday, April 22, bring your real fur apparel, including trims, accessories and shearling, to any Buffalo Exchange and let us know it’s a gift for our Coats for Cubs program. Recommended by The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS), used furs provide bedding and comfort to orphaned and injured wildlife. Because these items are going to wildlife rehabilitators, condition is unimportant. Since 2006, Buffalo Exchange has collected a total of 6,331 used furs on behalf of Coats for Cubs.

Buffalo Exchange, along with other retailers, designers and The HSUS, officially endorsed closing a fur labeling loophole that took effect as the Truth in Fur Labeling Act of 2010 (P.L. 111-313) on March 10, 2011. On behalf of The HSUS, Buffalo Exchange collected approximately 2,458 Truth in Fur Labeling Act petition signatures. The legislation, signed by President Obama in December 2010, closes a loophole in the six-decade-old federal fur labeling law that previously allowed many animal fur garments to go unlabeled if the value of the fur was $150 or less, leaving consumers in the dark as to whether they were buying faux or animal fur.

Buffalo Exchange is unique because clothing and accessories are bought, sold and traded locally with store customers. Used clothes can be traded for any item in the store, including brand new clothing. The ever-changing inventory includes designer wear, basics, vintage, jeans and one-of-a-kind items. Buffalo Exchange is a sustainable company that works to protect the environment by reusing and recycling clothing. The store donates to local nonprofit agencies in the community through its Tokens for Bags® program, which has generated nearly $399,000 for hundreds of local nonprofit agencies since 1994, saving 8 million bags. Shoppers are encouraged to accept a token instead of a bag for purchases, and Buffalo Exchange donates five cents to a charity of the customer's choice. As of October 2011, the family-owned resale clothing business has 41 stores and 2 franchises in 15 states, with $64.4 million a year in sales. Based in Tucson, Arizona, Buffalo Exchange is an independent and privately held company and the founders manage the day-to-day business. For more, visit www.buffaloexchange.com.

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