How to Donate Items to the Shop
**********Please click HERE to see a special notice on donations of children's clothing, toys, furniture, etc.**********
We Welcome Your Donations! - You save on your taxes by deducting the fair value of your donations--we are a non-profit organization and we provide you with a receipt for your records.
- You provide others with high-quality items they may not otherwise be able to afford.
- You help protect the environment -- re-use of clothes and household goods saves valuable landfill space, preserves natural resources, and helps slow global warming. For example, every new article of clothing manufactured overseas, shipped to the U.S., and transported to the DC area results in the production of several pounds of carbon or other greenhouse gases.
Hours
and Directions for Donations Donation hours are Monday through Saturday 10:00 to 3:00
We are located at 7125 Wisconsin Avenue in downtown Bethesda. This is three doors south of the Montgomery County Farm Women's Co-op, between Willow St. and Leland St., on the east side of Wisconsin Ave.
For your convenience, park behind the shop and bring your donated items to the back door. There is an above-ground county parking lot directly behind the store,
on the east side of Wisconsin Ave. It's accessible from either Willow (look
for it on your right after you turn from Wisconsin) or Leland (look for it on
your left). Then look for the large red sign at the back of our building.
Parking is free on Saturdays and Sundays and metered during the week. Street parking on Wisconsin, Willow, and Leland is metered Monday through Saturday.
Click here for detailed driving directions and walking directions from Metro. If you want your donations to benefit the shop's charities and its customers (and not stolen or ruined by exposure to the weather), please do not leave them outside the front or back doors of the shop. Sorry--we don't have staff or vehicles available to pick up donations at your home or workplace.
Items we welcome -
Men's, women's, and children's clothing, coats, and shoes--clean and free of
holes and severe wear.
- Kitchen goods, including small appliances, silverware, glasses, dishes, utensils, etc. We
can no longer accept microwaves of any size.
- Sheets and other bedclothes, towels, tablecloths, napkins etc.--clean
and free of holes and severe wear.
- Jewelry and watches (if working except for battery replacement)
- Functioning stereo and video equipment, including portable or flat-screen TVs,
small stereo speakers, boom boxes, etc.
- Cameras and video recorders, preferably with owners manual, charger, and other required accessories.
- Home decor items, such as small & medium-sized furniture, lamps, vases, framed pictures and prints, etc.
- Corded telephones if fully functioning, cordless phones if fully functioning and complete in the original box
w/ charger, manual, etc. and able to hold a charge.
- Books, CDs, cassettes, LPs, VHS tapes, DVDs, video games for consoles still in general use, computer software if not obsolete (i.e., Windows XP and higher)
- Sports equipment, such as golf clubs, baseball gloves and bats, etc. if intended for adults or children 13 years of age or older.
- Puzzles and games if complete and intended for adults or for children 13 years of age or older.
- Flat-screen computer monitors, computer speakers, small peripherals like modems,
with their original software that is Windows XP or higher. We unfortunately don't have room for printers, scanners, etc.
- Tools and other
small hardware items
Please note that we DO NOT have staff
or resources to:
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Clean soiled clothing or repair torn
seams, holes, broken zippers etc., nor can we sell clothing in this
condition.
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Repair broken items of any kind, nor can we
sell them.
Please save our organization and staff,
the time and disposal costs by only donating clean, gently used clothing and
unbroken, fully functioning items.
If you're not sure whether an item is appropriate for donation, please feel free to call the shop at 301-654-0063.
Items we cannot accept
(Note that we reserve the right to refuse items that do not meet these
guidelines.) - Children's
metal jewelry
- Cribs, basinets, strollers, or car seats.
- Clothing or shoes that are soiled, stained, have holes, serious wear, etc.
- Large appliances*.
including microwaves--please call the shop at 301-654-0063 with any
questions
- Large furniture*--please call the shop at 301-654-0063 with any questions
- Computers*
(both desktops and laptops), printers, scanners, etc. (We will accept flat-screen monitors,
computer speakers, software for Windows XP and higher, and small peripherals
compatible with Windows XP or higher)
- Televisions, except for small portable TV's and flat-screen TV's.
Portable TV's are those that can be easily carried with one hand by a
healthy adult.
- Cordless phones that
cannot hold a charge or are not in their original box with charger, manual,
etc.
- Cell phones, whether working or not
- Food items of any kind
- Pesticides, fertilizers, cleaners, or other household chemicals
- Incomplete puzzles or games
*Where to donate computer equipment and large furniture and appliances Washington Metropolitan OASIS, a nonprofit designed to enhance the quality of life for seniors, is recycling old computers, printers, etc. to donate to low-income seniors. For more information and to schedule a drop off time in downtown Bethesda, call 301-469-6800, extension 211. If you have beds, dressers, sofas,large
kitchen appliances, etc. in good condition, we recommend the local group A Wider Circle. |
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