Given stuff to charity
2 weeks ago
When decluttering gave stuff to Oxfam and Shelter and I think some others. It’s a good way to declutter and also to give to charity.
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Glad
 "Stuff. Into boxes. Boxes into truck. Truck to Deseret Industries. Boxes out of truck. Receipt in hand. Done. Yay!"
How I did it: Last August I moved into an apartment that really wasn't big enough to hold all my stuff, so I had to identify what I wanted to get rid of. Some of it is going to be put up on eBay, but others I decided to give to charity. After having grown up in Idaho and Utah, I'm familiar with Deseret Industries, which is kinda the Mormon equivalent of the Salvation Army or Good Will. I like what they do to help families that are down on their luck-- they run welfare farms where people can help out growing food for themselves and others. They're a charity that I like a lot. They also will take almost anything-- that is, anything short of garbage! Old, ratty clothes they'll shred into ribbons and make rag rugs out of them. Nothing goes to waste-- if they get it, they'll likely figure something out to do with it. One of the reasons I like them.
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YAY!
How I did it: My family uses a charity organization every couple of years when we go through a cleaning stage. I had already packed up a bunch of stuff that I didn't want and wasn't using. They hadn't been around in awhile and I called them and made an appointment and they came and picked up stuff up. Read how I did it…
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4 weeks ago
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1 month ago
Basically I just adopted this goal to dump my stuff at the Salvation Army. That hasn’t happened yet, but heck, I’m moving in a month, so I might as well wait so I can clean out all my stuff and get it all there.
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2 months ago
Thank you for your gift to World Vision. Your generosity is literally
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I would love to donate at least $250 to the ASPCA. I’ve always wanted to donate to them.
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4 months ago
OK, I finally managed to corner my coworker with the truck and get her to commit to helping me out on Saturday (I do have enough chivalry to carry all the heavy boxes myself… ;) ) Can’t wait to get rid of this stuff…
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5 months ago
I called a charity today and I’ve scheduled a pick-up for next week. Now I just need to finish sorting things out. Or just get rid of what I have now and make a second donation later…
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5 months ago
To give away the things that I’m not using and even forget I have. To make my life easier. I already have a big pile of what I want to give away. I just have to find and call a charity that I want to give my stuff to. And figure out what more I can get rid of.
