there is an organization called gear4good.com which accepts some donations of gently used sports equipment.

As for old t shirts and in my case all the t shirts I get each year from all the charity rides I do, I am saving them to make into lap quilts by cutting out the motifs and interesting stuff and putting it together crazy quilt style with a light layer of batting and some flannel for backing.

That way I'll have something to take with me to the old foks home.

marni