Swaphandmedowns.com Is Pressing More Than Fashions by Making Headlines.

Global Swap Exchange of Marvellous "Gently Worn" fashions - All in Tip-Top shape shared by our Swap-hand-me-downs members.

August, 2003 -- Swaphandmedowns.com is doing more than pressing clothing into closets of families in need of free fashions. The month of July 2003 has been hot in the Press Room with Swaphandmedowns.com making national news and global news.

BARTER BETTER By A.S. BERMAN Gannett News Service (Which owns USA TODAY as well)

Helping those in need. While some may dabble in online barter for novelty's sake, others depend on it for more.

Since 2001, SwapHandMeDowns.com (www.swaphandmedowns.com) has helped its 128 registered members keep themselves and their children well clothed. Every thing is done online. Countries can swap free gently worn fashions within their own country or with other countries. Such as Asia within Asia, United Kingdom within United Kingdom, United States within United States, Canada within Canada and so on.

The whole story was published to 93 newspapers, which allowed global families as far as Portugal to learn about the program and join the Swaphandmedowns.com membership. Click Here For Published Story by Gannett News Service:
http://www.azcentral.com/business/etech/etechmain.html?gannet_story=http://www.gannettonline.com/e/trends/18000988.html

A TV Interview Request soon followed in the e-mail box of Swaphandmedowns owner, website sponsor and site designer Jane Sadowy.

After speaking with a NBC Producer Jane Sadowy gave a two-hour taped interview in New Jersey. Next the same day, NBC filmed a family using the program in California for 8 hours. Linda a mother of three stated ‘I have found many new friends here at Swaphandmedowns. I have been able to help others that needed help and I have also been assisted when I needed it. Its a great program and the people are wonderful. The family was filmed wearing the Gently Worn" fashions -All in Tip-Top shape received from other Swaphandmedowns Members in the past year and a half.

Jane Sadowy wore second hand clothing for her film shot as well.

Not only did Jane Sadowy describe how the program has helped hundreds of family to save money by exchanging free used fashion among members but she also stated how much the members rely on each other for moral support.

Jane Sadowy also stated ‘How proud she was of her members (Mother's) using the program by sharing their clothing and by sharing stories of their countries cultures. The site kindles global friendship and allows children to learn to share their fashions at an early age with other children. The parent receiving the box of free gently used fashion pays the shipping fees to accept them from the giver. How nicer can it get to know your free ‘Gently Worn Fashions are being shipped to the front door of others needing it. Jane also said, I work weekdays, weekends and holidays to provide customer service to my members which allows dreams to come true for children needing decent clothing to go to school. Swaphandmedowns makes every day a holiday time of giving!"

Another TV Interview Request soon followed in the e-mail box of Swaphandmedowns owner, website sponsor and site designer Jane Sadowy from CNN Turner Network. Upon replying to the email, Jane spoke with a new's reporter by phone regarding doing another camera shoot with CNN about the service she offer at Swaphandmedowns.com. 'Swap and Bartering on the internet.'

As another member of Swaphandmedowns.com ‘Amy stated How Awesome is this! Jane, I have never had so much fun helping others!"

Stated by Swaphandmedowns member ‘Samatha:

SwapHandMeDowns is a God Send for low income families like myself who can't afford brand new clothing. What a wonderful site."

Stated by Swaphandmedowns member ‘Cindy:

I have not had the pleasure of being able to use Swaphandmedowns services as of yet, but look forward to using it for this coming up school year when I have to worry about clothing 3 preteens! I have so many clothes for children up to adult and look forward to swapping these things for other pieces of clothing for my children. I joined because of the good cause that it stood for. Being a single mother for 7 years, I know what it was like to have to buy clothes every season for my growing children. It took everything I had just to make ends meet much less buying clothes for my kids.

I also joined this organization because there is nothing I love to do more than help others with needs in their lives. I would much rather swap my clothing with someone that I know truly needs it than to just donate it to a clothing shop where it may or may not make it to a family that truly needs the clothing. Thanks for having such a wonderful organization!"

Stated by a business team link of Swaphandmedowns located in Belgrade, Yugoslavia 'Nebojsa':

"You must be really fortunate to meet once in your life someone like Ms. Jane Sadowy. Sometimes it is necessary to reach the outmost despair and personal apocalypse before this happens. Not only that Ms. Sadowy provided generous help to my wife with her excellent advice and a vast business knowledge to run our newly created non-government organization in Serbia called Art-A-DAY aimed at helping people suffering from mood disorders, but she was also always there to help me with my "do or die" struggle with depression. And that without asking who am I, without questioning my reasoning, simply being out there for you to help, care and provide support. In this time of "sinking human souls" women of rare vision, knowledge and faith such as Ms. Sadowy are corner stones of hope that everything is not lost and that the world could be the better place to be. I consider myself richly blessed for an opportunity to become Ms. Sadowy's friend. Thank you for everything Jane and keep up the great work."

Mr. Nebojsa Djurovic
General Manager
Art-A-DAY
SERBIA/MONTENEGRO
www.Art-A-DAY.org/
Artist and author of Art Therapy Healing Book: "The Color of Grace"

The Swaphandmedowns.com filming production is in the process for being edited and will broadcast nation wide on NBC, CBS and ABC News. The follow-up of featuring Swaphandmedowns.com on CNN is in the process.

Jane Sadowy also owns http://www.awardinternetmaketing.com a site designed and driven to help global women promote their small business online. The site also offers an Aim web design service, Internet marketing sales tips and help with branding a business. She also is a valid member of NAWBO, NJAWBO and New Jersey Ambassador Internation Women Chamber of Commerce of www.I.V.W.C.C.com