Wisdom From a Food Bank Volunteer Joyce Grace An awesome trick I learned to help get started. Make sure all your hangers are facing the same way. Once you wear an item, flip the hanger. After a month you will see the items you wear all the time and the ones you don't. It's time to give it to someone who would LOVE your unused items, so put them in a bag and donate them today. Getty Images If you are interested in giving back to the shelters or food banks I read a very cool post about going outside of the box.