We will have a Goodwill collection day on Aug. 27. Last year we raised more than $3,000 in this event and we are hoping to get even more this year.
This is a parent volunteer opportunity. We need parents (especially those with trucks) to help with picking up items on both Aug. 20 and Aug 27 as well as parents to pass out fliers to yard sales.
To schedule a pick up or to volunteer, contact Phil Pitchford.
Below is a list of what we can accept.
GUIDELINES FOR DONATIONS
ACCEPTABLE:
All items donated must be in good condition. “sellable as is.” We no longer repair, refinish or reupholster. Over the past 10 years, our repair workshops have been replaced with training programs. Goodwill has specific guidelines to help decrease the amount of “unsellable” items that are brought to us, since the cost of handling these items is very high and takes away from our vocational rehabilitation programs. We do not take any broken items or furniture with holes, rips or stains.
We can best use the following items that are clean, complete & in sellable condition:
Antiques & collectibles
Area rugs
Artwork (with/without frame)
Audio & visual equipment
Bed frames, head & footboards
Bedspread, blankets & liners
Bicycles & wheeled toys
Books-novels only (child & adult)
CD’s, DVD’s, records & videos
Clothing, shoes, purses, belts, hats (infants to adult)
Computers & accessories
Cookware, dishware & utensils
Craft (original packed)
Curtains
Electronic Equipment (working or not working)
Furniture (tables, chairs, dressers, etc)
Frames (with/without artwork)
Giftware & knick knacks
Glassware
Hand tools & small power tools
Holiday decorations
Jewelry
Lamps (with/without shades)
Office furniture & supplies
Radios, stereos, electronics
Small appliances
Sofa / couches / davenports
Sporting goods & sleeping bags
Televisions (except Console Television)
VCR’s & DVR’s
WE CANNOT ACCEPT THE FOLLOWING: Unfortunately, we cannot accept items that are in need of repair, incomplete or in poor condition. We also need to comply with environmental hazard & public safety rulings, as well as concern ourselves with liability issues. Therefore, we respectfully must decline the following items:
Automotive parts & equipment
Bed pans & porta-potty’s
Blinds (unless in original pkg)
Bolts of material
Carpeting & carpet pads
Construction materials
Copiers & fax machines (unless toner removed)
Drapery, rods & hardware Exercise equipment
Filtration systems
Food
Garages door openers & pet doors
Gas powered tools & garden equipment
Guns, knives, bows & arrows, ammunition
Hangers
Hazardous products/waste (paint, oil, etc.)
Hospital beds, waterbeds & air mattresses
Infant cribs, playpens, car seats & walkers
Large appliances
Magazines (except for National Geographic)
Mattress, box springs & bed pillows
Metal desks
Personal care items
Pianos & organs (okay at stores)
Plumbing fixtures & water heaters
Pool tables Skis & ski boots
Sofa beds & futons
Textbooks, encyclopedia’s, medical & law books & any dated material
Traditional recyclables (paper, glass, plastic, aluminum)
