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DONATION GUIDE

As a Professional Organizer, I encourage my clients to let go of their possessions they are no longer using. When letting go, think of others that will be able to use these items now. Listed below are a few of the many places to donate items to those in need and get a tax deductions. Why not create your own charity drive and help your favorite charity! If you items are no longer usable, be sure to check what your town recycle before tossing things in the dumpster. Remember to think globally and act locally- our earth is a precious place.

Be sure to read my weekly tips on other ways you can help out Mother Earth!

LOCAL CHARITIES

Please note that many of the local charities service Morris County. Check with your local county if this is out of your service area.

How to identify non-profit organizations in our area:
 
NJ Serves (www.njserves.rutgers.edu/) select county and show results for "donation needs."
United Way's first Call for Help (www.uwmorris.org)
Find out what items charities in your area need at (www.citylinks.org/)

Contact any of your favorites-many of these organizations have a variety of needs:

- Animal Shelters
- Day Care Centers & Nursery Schools
- Hospitals
- Local Churches
- Senior Centers & Nursing Homes
- Shelters & Group Homes
- Organizations: ie, Special Olympians, Community Garden Clubs, 
   Habitat for Humanity, etc.

Bargin Box 102 Mt Kemble Ave., Morristown, NJ 07960  973-267-1334, clothing & household items. Donations accepted 10-2 on Mondays, Tuesdays & Saturdays.

Books
Donate books that are in good condition to your local/county library, shelters, hospitals or after school programs.

Seamen's Church Institute Port Newark, NJ 973-589-5828. Accepts old issues of National Geographic, Newsweek & Time magazines. Also takes paperbacks.

Bridges Outreach 561 Springfield Ave., Summit NJ 07901, 908-273-0176. Donates clothing and toiletries to the homeless. Check out their site for items they accept and donation times (www.bridgesoutreach.org)


Cell Phones
Call to Protect Donate old cell phones to help domestic violence victims (www.calltoprotect.org). Check their web site for local drop-off locations.

Cell Phones For Soldiers Donated cell phones are recycled and the money received is turned into pre paid phone cards for soldiers oversees. (www.cellphonesforsoldiers.com)

Clothing
Dress for Success^® Morris County 973-822-3188. Call for donation times and acceptable items.
Good Will (www.goodwill.org)
Salvation Army (www.salvationarmyusa.org)
One Warm Coat(www.onewarmcoat.org)

Computers & Printers
Be sure to erase you hard drive before you donate your computer!
Reconnect(www.reconnectpartnership.com) is a partnership between Dell & Goodwill. For a local drop off visit their website

Contact Morris County Utilities Authority (www.mcmua.com) for local disposal regulations. Also check with your local Day Care, Nursery, Senior Center, Nursing Home, Shelter and Group Homes. Many will be happy with an older model computer.

Food
NJ Anti-Hunger Coalition (www.njahc.org)
Interfaith Food Pantry Morristown, NJ 973-538-8049

Hazardous Waste
Morris County Utilities Authority (www.mcmus.com) periodic hazardous waste
pick up days and county regulations on disposing toxic materials.

Furniture & Household 
Market Street Mission Accepts clothing, furniture and household items. Will pick up, or you can drop off your donations. For their current needs, check (www.marketstreet.org) Call 973-538-0427 for pickup info.

Furniture Assist Accepts furniture and household items. Call 973-868-6007 or visit their website www.furnitureassist.com

Pet Supplies
St. Hubert's Madison, NJ (www.sthuberts.org)
Pet Finder (www.petfinder.com/shelters/NJ12/htmllist)

Toys
Donate items in decent condition to children's hospital, day-care centers, The Salvation Army, or doctors' offices. Lightly used toys are sometimes welcome by shelters (serving families with children) and local churches (for distribution or in-house use).
Second Chance Toys (www.secondchancetoys.org) will rescue plastic toys, clean them up and distribute them to needy children.

NATIONWIDE CHARITIES

Bikes
Pedals for Progress (www.p4p.org)

Books
Half Pint Library (www.halfpricebooks.com)
New York's Prisoner Reading Encouragement (www.prisonreader.org)

Computers & Printers
Be sure to erase your hard drive before you donate you computer!

Computer Outreach (www.computeroutreach.org)
Gifts in Kind International (www.giftsinkind.org)
National Cristina Foundation (www.cristina.org)

Eyeglasses
Lions Club (www.lionsclubs.org)
New Eyes for the Needy (www.neweyesfortheneedy.org)
Unite for Sight (www.uniteforsight.org)

Hangers
Return wire hangers to your dry cleaner. Shelters may need wooden or plastic ones.

Junk Mail
Remove your name from junk mail lists, as well as phone call lists, at: (www.dmachoice.org)

Luggage
Suitcases for Kids (www.suitcasesforkids.org)

Musical Instruments
Hungry for Music (www.hungryformusic.org)

Old Sneakers
Send them to Nike's drop-off locations to be ground up to resurface ball
courts and athletic fields. (www.nikereuseashoe.com)

SELL OR GIVE AWAY

www.ebay.com

www.craigslist.com

www.freecycle.com

Rockaway Recycling: (www.rockawayrecycling.com) Will purchase assorted metal items. See website for details.