What to do with medals?

[JTRUJ]

I am sure others have the same problem as I do. Every year, I clear out the previous year's medals and start adding medals for that year as my son earns them by placing at tournaments. Now, I find myself with a bag full of quality medals, all with attached neck ribbons. I don't know what is the right thing to do with them. It's not worth it to keep them--there are too many and my son will continue to win more (he'll be entering the eighth grade next school year). It seems a shame to just toss them in the trash.

I have thought about giving them to charitable organizations like Disabled American Veterans and United Cerebral Palsy, which pick up used items from homes, but then I think, "What would they do with a bunch of wrestling medals?" Would people really be interested in purchasing wrestling medals at a second-hand store like Goodwill Industries, if I were to donate to them?

Would a wrestling organization or association consider accepting them, or are they just trash?

As I mentioned, I am certain others no doubt must be wondering the same thing, though I fail to understand why I have NEVER read of a post on this subject in forums from CA, OR, WA, and this one in NV. I have read posts on what to do with used shoes, but not on medals.

Any suggestions would be most appreciated.

[maddog]

buy a trophy case for your son and put them in there. Then he'll have something to remember his youth wrestling.

[consumedone]

Donate them to your local youth wrestling group. They can "recycle" them at tournaments.