Recycling Month
Giveaway options for your overflow
The latest issue of Domino Magazine has advice to offer your things a new home and make a difference in "Clear clutter, help others."For books, it says you can send them at a special low rate (U.S. media or library mail) to Books For Africa (booksforafrica.org): 253 E. 4th Street, St. Paul, MN 55101.
For furniture, your items can go to needy people referred to the National Furniture Bank Association (NFBA) by social-service organizations."They will funnel your reading material into schools and libraries in regions where it’s desperately needed."
Housewares and clothing can go in a Goodwill bag, the article suggests."The National Furniture Bank Association accepts chairs, tables, beds, cribs, and more...There are currently 34 furniture banks (in Atlanta, Chicago and Seattle among other cities), but there will be 62 by year’s end....For the nearest furniture bank, check the website and click on "Help1Up Locator" at thenfba.org."
Before I go, let me suggest reading my latest newsletter feature article "Recycling Your Stuff." And, if you should care to subscribe to this quarterly newsletter, you can subscribe on this page."When you upgrade your toaster oven or coffeemaker, pass along the still-functioning old model. Goodwill has more than 3,000 drop-off spots across the country.-- goodwill.org."
1 comment(s):
Dear Cyndi:
Thank you for referencing the National Furniture Bank Association (NFBA) in this blog post. Please let your readers know that our website address is www.Help1Up.org, and that we now have nearly 70 furniture banks across the country. Your readers can find a furniture bank in their area by selecting the "Help1Up Locator" button.
Sincerely,
Don Lawrence
Vice President, Communications
NFBA
By Don Lawrence, at 11:18 AM
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