Shawmut block party to feature kids’ clothing swap

The annual Neighborhood Summer Block Party encompassing Shawmut, Melville, St. Mark’s, and Codman Square will take place in front of the Epiphany School on Sharp Street this Sat., Aug. 10, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. The annual event will once again be a family-friendly gathering with music, free food, games, and much more.

As part of the festivities, the kids’ clothing swap will again help everyone to get ready for back to school.

The annual swap is coordinated by Jasen Lambright and Vienna Rothberg to assist families looking for a use for clothes kids have grown out of and finding clothes that kids are growing into. Lambright said that doing both at the same time for free for his kids has been quite a bonus.

Said Rothberg of a swap in April: “The churn was real – the clothes in and out was really heavy…If I’m feeling that churn, I felt like others were feeling it too.”


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