INC NEWS - Unwanted and new items places to donate to

[Laura Drey]

FYI

I like encouraging people to find homes for unwanted things (for Durham¹s
Great American Cleanup see below).  I find it disheartening when people
discard things that others can use.  The following list can come in handy
after you have had a yard sale and have things that did not sell or if you
would rather donate instead of having a yard sale.  It can also be helpful
if you manage properties.  Often when people are in the process of selling a
house they discover things they can live without and when moving into a new
home that may be items that the previous homeowners/tenants have left things
behind.  (If you have suggestions for additional organizations that accept
items or know of changes please let me know.  Thanks.)

Feel free to forward this information.

Laura Drey

Donating Unwanted Items and Vehicles
 
The following places accept unwanted items, gifts, yard sale leftovers and
new basic necessities. It may be possible to receive a tax deduction for
your in-kind donations.
 
The especially requested donations are:
 
New Beginnings Furniture*  301 S. Duke St.   682-1495
Sells home and office furniture on behalf of non-profit groups. (home &
office furniture in good condition.  Pick up service available.)
 
Habitat Hand-Me-Ups Store  3710 Shannon Rd.   403-8668,
A re-sale shop run by Habitat for Humanity offering good-quality household
merchandise (appliances and furniture.) (Pick up service available.), Durham
(next to the Post Office) 403-8668, a store run by Habitat for Humanity
Tuesday - Saturday, 10 AM to 5 PM http://www.hhmu.org/
 
Durham Community Land Trustees  1208 W Chapel Hill St   490-0063
Low-income housing (working appliances and building supplies.)
 
Pennies for Change  1826 Chapel Hill Rd.  489-2681
A store run by the Durham Crisis Response donates to victims of domestic &
sexual violence services (cell phones in working condition, clothes, shoes,
household items, furniture and toys.) Tuesday through Thursday 10 ­ 5,
Friday & Saturday10 to 4
 
TROSA  1820 James St  688-3054
Drug and alcohol residential rehab center (Clothes, all sorts of things
including mattresses. Call first to be sure they can use what would like to
donate.)
 
Durham Interfaith Hospitality Network 1216 N Roxboro St   682-2846
Homeless families shelter (laundry detergent, diapers, kitchen, bedroom,
household items)
 
SEEDS **  706 Gilbert St   683-1197
Helps neighborhoods and communities create sustainable green spaces
(vehicles.  Call first about whether need plants.)
 
Genesis Home  300 N Queen  683-5878
Family homeless shelter (basics, mattresses. Call first.)
 
Housing for New Hope  682-3777
Transitional housing for homeless single men & women (baby items,
toiletries, mattresses sometimes for men and women)
 
Urban Ministers Community Shelter  412 Liberty  688-2593 ext. 21
Works with single men and women (towels, personal hygiene products)
 
Durham Rescue Mission  1201 E Main  688-9641
Homeless individuals and families (clothing, food, personal hygiene
products)
 
Goodwill Industries  4318 Garrett Rd. 493-1182 & 5723 N. Roxboro Rd.
479-1181 
(Pick up service available.)
 
Vietnam Veteran¹s Shoppes at Lakewood   2000 Chapel Hill Rd. 490-1444
(Pick up service available.)
 
Salvation Army  124 Latta Rd  477-5457
(mattresses and more. Pick up service available.)
 
Triangle Freecycle, a yahoo e-mail list. People can post items, but it must
be free --- no trades or bartering. The understanding is that the taker will
pick up. To sign up go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/trianglefreecycle/
<http://groups.yahoo.com/group/trianglefreecycle/>
 
*New Beginnings Furniture, at 301 S. Duke St. in downtown Durham - 682-1495,
sells home and office furniture on behalf of non-profit groups. If you have
furniture in good condition you would like to donate New Beginnings can give
you a tax credit and then you can name the non-profit you want to benefit.
New Beginnings sells the furniture on behalf of that non-profit ( some
groups we work with are Urban Ministries, Durham Crisis Response, Threshold,
Club Nova, Interfaith Hospitality, Housing for New Hope...... etc. - call
for a complete list). The group will receive 50% of the sale and the balance
is used to pay our expenses. With the revenues that are left over after
expenses New Beginnings creates credit vouchers that we give to select
agencies to be used to purchase furniture for their clients in need.
 
SEEDS** (South Eastern Efforts Developing Sustainable Spaces, Inc) mission
is to help neighborhoods and communities create sustainable green spaces for
gardening, gathering and education.  SEEDS has a demonstration garden in
downtown Durham that includes an outdoor art gallery and a youth market
program.  SEEDS does outreach into the Latino community and operates Schools
with Integrated Gardens.
 
Do you own an unwanted car?  SEEDS***, TROSA (see above,) National Farm
Workers Ministry 489-4485 lori at nfwm.org <mailto:lori at nfwm.org> , People of
Faith Against the Death Penalty 933-7567 www.pfadp.org
<http://www.pfadp.org/> , Stop Hunger Now 1-888-501-8440
www.stophungernow.org <http://www.stophungernow.org/>  and WUNC Radio
(962-9862) accepts vehicles. Ask your favorite charity if the organization
will accept it. Another option is to call the Durham Garbage Department at
560-4185.
 
***SEEDS is looking for vehicles no matter what condition they are in.  The
organization will also accept boats, trucks, RV's, motorcycles, snowmobiles,
vans, jet-skis, motor-homes and buses.  Call toll-free 1(877) CARS-4-US
(have your title in front of you).  Or call Deb at 683-1197 for more
information.
 
You may donate unwanted building materials that are in good shape, or
purchase recycled building supplies at Building Supply Recycling Center, 302
E Pettigrew, on Saturdays  10 am - 2 p.m.  For more information call
490-0414.  (There is an additional business at this same location that also
sells recycled building materials.)

It may be possible to receive a tax deduction for your car and other in kind
donations.

If you have suggestions for additional organizations that accept items or
know of changes please let me know.  Thanks.
  
Laura Drey  Updated February 2005
 

Durham's Great American Cleanup Begins in April
Annual Event Encourages Citizens to Swap Reusable Items and Dispose of
Household Debris
Durham's Great American Cleanup will be held Saturdays, April 2, 9, 16 and
23, 2005, from 8 a.m.-3 p.m. at the City's Waste Disposal and Recycling
Center (Transfer Station) at 2115 East Club Boulevard. Durham's Great
American Cleanup, formerly known as the Spring Clean & Swap, is a series of
Saturday cleanups for City residents and residential property owners to
dispose of materials that are not accepted at curbside waste collection. The
annual event promotes a cleaner community and environment by encouraging
citizens to swap reusable items and to properly dispose of household junk
and debris.

Swap Shop
Citizens can also bring items to the events that are still usable, fixable
or workable to be swapped or donated to the Swap Shop. The goal of the Swap
Shop is to keep as much material out of the landfill as possible, helping
the City to meet its overall waste reduction goals by extending the useful
life of materials. Eligible items include appliances, tools, toys,
housewares, and office items.

Household Hazardous Waste Collection
A separate collection for household hazardous waste will also be held
Saturdays, April 2, 9, 16 and 23, 2005, from 8 a.m.-3 p.m. at the Household
Hazardous Waste Center located at 1900 East Club Boulevard. Household
hazardous waste includes items like automotive, garden and photographic
chemicals, paints, batteries, and fluorescent light bulbs.

Guidelines 

*    Participation in Durham's Great American Cleanup is free to Durham
residents who bring acceptable items in cars, pickup trucks, and trailers
less than eight feet in length.

*    Acceptable items include yard waste, trash, garbage, broken appliances,
broken furniture, and tires (off rims). Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) is
only accepted at the HHW Center at 1900 East Club Boulevard.

*    Shingles are NOT permitted. Tires still on rims are UNACCEPTABLE.

*    Tipping fees will apply to loads brought in commercial vehicles, cargo
trucks, stake-bodied trucks, moving/vans trucks, and trailers over eight
feet in length ($39.50 per ton for trash, $24 per ton for yard debris).

*    All uncovered loads are subject to a fine.

*    No person may take more than three large items from the Swap Shop
before 1 p.m. during any Saturdays of the month-long event.

For more information about Durham's Great American Cleanup, contact Durham
One Call at 919-560-1200.  This was copied from www.durhamnc.gov/

 


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