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Mon, May 27th, 2013, 05:56 PM #46
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Mon, May 27th, 2013, 06:34 PM #47
Many agencies are finding that their costs for hauling useless donations to the dump are crippling. The thing with clothing though, is that larger organizations can sell it to the recyclers. I think it becomes those bolts of fabric that say "fiber content unknown"....
Last edited by DianneS; Mon, May 27th, 2013 at 06:38 PM.
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Mon, May 27th, 2013, 06:37 PM #48
I worked at a church for several years and the things people wanted to donate were sometimes very discouraging. Our insiders' description of it was "Junk for Jesus". (It may sound disrespectful but it was said in good humor.) If it is too old, worn out, damaged or abused for a person to use themselves, why would someone else want it? Now if it's a good item that they just no longer use or have outgrown, that's another story.
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Wed, May 29th, 2013, 01:41 AM #49
thank for sharing......
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Wed, May 29th, 2013, 07:36 PM #50
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i think this depends on the type of shelter.. i know we have a few different shelters in our area.. our women in need shelter is always asking for things like razors and happy to take small bottles of mouth wash (these are often women and children fleeing from a bad situation) there are also dry shelters (shelters that will now allow drunk people in) and wet shelter, food banks are also a place you can donate toiletries like the mouth wash and razors they do appreciate it
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Sun, Jun 2nd, 2013, 03:41 PM #51
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I also volunteer at a shelter. It is like a super shelter... On 2 floors there is mens.. On 2 floors there is womens.. And the top 2 floors are youth. It's a salvation Army shelter. And what you can donate also depends on the group. We have different donate rules depending on the group. Mostly the same but a few differences. But I completely agree with you. People need to call first. They need to check what shelters and food banks accept. there are good reasons that they don't accept things. Like OP said mouth wash gets them drunk. We have also lost some to that. We have lost 17 ppl to alcohol poisoning from mouth wash. It is very good that you posted this OP because people seem to have forgotten to call ahead. And I have also heard the "I would never eat this, so I thought the homeless would like it because I got it for free". The homeless are no different than us. They like the same foods. Not fair to judge them like that. Not saying anyone here feels that way. But it's surprising that people actually do. Homeless doesn't mean you are not a person just the same...
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Sun, Jun 2nd, 2013, 04:17 PM #52
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Where can I donate knick knacks like mouth wash, books, pads, medicine, shampoos, gadgets, house hold items, ? Will Goodwill accept those??
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Sun, Jun 2nd, 2013, 05:18 PM #53
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They don't even take cereals if you open the box and cut out the coupons from the cereal box , and then donate the unopened perfectly sealed plastic bag with the creal inside
Lot of times the cereal is only worth 2-3 bucks but the cpns on the box are worth 10-15 bucks so people try to keep the cpns for themselves and donate the cereals , but the food bank doesn't take it
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Sun, Jun 2nd, 2013, 06:39 PM #54
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Depends a lot on the food bank, mine will if I take the box there and cut them out so they can see it was sealed (but they do a breakfast club so pour the cereal into tubs)
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