What to do with your letter jacket?

I am trying to cull as many things as I can before I make the move into home ownership and was wondering just what to do with my letter jacket? I was thinking of Goodwill, but I don't think there is anyone else who went to Podunk High named Brooklyn who played football and graduated in the 90s.

I also just don't want to throw it out--recycling and all. Is there an organization that would recycle it? I actually have a few things that recycling would make a lot of sense, just don't know where to go?

Thx.

 

One of the things about home ownership is you can keep shit like that without having to pay extra for storage units.

Seriously, keep it. Your kids will get a kick out of it some day. Or, maybe not.

 

Move to NJ where lettermen jackets are still in style for aging ex players.

 

keep it, your kids will think it's cool and wear it someday.

 

Any chance you can leave it with your parents or a sibling? It's a nice memory of your HS days, would be a shame to dump it. And if you go steady you can give it to your girlfriend!

Plus, if you're like me, you find it fun to occasionally look at my old letterman jacket and weep at how much weight I'd have to lose to make it fit.

 

Good question. Some ideas:

* See if your high school's athletic department wants it for history's sake... or to put in one of the trophy cases.

* Put it in the time capsule at your next reunion?

* Halloween costume? Or maybe you can give it to a local costume or props store

* Remove the letter and keep that, but junk the coat.

Good luck. I have the same problem with two satin jackets from my old (non-school related) sporting days that I'd never wear again, but can't seem to give up.

 

Yeah, I've thrown out most of my high school shit, but my letterman jacket isn't going anywhere.

 

Mine is upstairs and will likely stay there until I die and someone else has to deal with it. I broke it out about two years to wear it to an 80s party but it was like wearing a girdle.

 

Keep it. Even though you may no longer wear it, it's good for the memories.

 

I kept it. Used it as a prop when I spoke at the state association's Mr. Football banquet.
Was kind of like the before in the Charles Atlas ads...

 

A former girlfriend has mine, I haven't seen it in eons. I'm pretty sure she got rid of it somewhere along the line, too -- not out of bitterness or anything, just that it wasn't that great a jacket. Our HS couldn't afford anything good.