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What Charity Org Will Pick up Donated Goods from the House?
Asked by C.R. from Los Angeles
on September 3, 2009
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I'm new to Los Angeles and was wondering if anyone knew of any charity organizations that would come to pick up household goods that we would like to donate. Are ther...
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- C., Call St Vincent , Goodwill or Helping hands for the blind...Many organizations have one a month pick up in different areas of the city. W.
- MEND - Meet Every Need with Dignity, is a wonderful organization. Sorry I don't have their phone number, I think it's in the 818 area code. Thanks for wanting to hel...
- There are many: National Council For Jewish Women (NCJW), Good Will, Salvation Army, St. Vincent. Just google their names for phone #'s.
Donating Furniture
Asked by P.M. from Chicago
on August 25, 2009
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Hi. I have some furniture to give away and was looking for a service that picks up large pieces (like a couch) from your home. I do not want to post on craig's list ...
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- Cancer Federation picks up furtiture. You just have to tell them how many large pieces you have. 800) 962-3260
- The National Children's Cancer Society will pick up large items too. You can get the information and schedule a pick up all online: http://www.nccstruck.com/
- The Salvation Army, Children's Memorial White Elephant and many other donation center have pick up trucks that will come to your home and remove the furniture for you....
How to Get Rid of Removed Carpet
Asked by K.K. from Phoenix
on August 17, 2009
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Hi, last year when we bought the house we removed the existing carpet and put laminated floor ourselves. We stored the carpet pieces in our garage and now i am plannin...
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- The carpet is not recycable. But, as someone else mentioned, if it's in good condition, you can possibly donate it to the Habitat for Humanity Home Store (they are li...
- Try Craigs List or Ebay if the carpet is still in some sort of decent shape...you'd be surprised what people will buy, and then you'd get rid of it and make a little e...
- The only free option is to wait for you next bulk trash pick up. Just check with your city and then move it to the curb. You could always cut it up a place it in the ...
Surrogacy or Egg Donation??
Asked by M.P. from Albany
on May 23, 2007
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Has anyone ever been a surrogate or donated eggs? Any thoughts on the subject?
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- I personally have not done either of these things, nor do I know anyone who has. The only reason I have even replied is due to the number of ladies who have expressed ...
- I don't believe in this. A child needs to know who they came from. There are alot of children out there who may end up having kids with their siblings because of thi...
- I have never done either of the choices but I am glad that there are choices like this out there. It took 8 years to get pregnent and we often thought of all our optio...
Babyfood / Formula Drive
Asked by Z.A. from Seattle
on August 17, 2009
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My 7 year old wants to do a babyfood/formula drive...and we're currently in the planning stages...specifically looking into places to donate.
Suggestions?
For t...
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- Z., what an AWESOME idea! You and your son are doing a wonderful service to the community. As someone who works in the human services community with low income famil...
- Hello Z., great idea, even at his age, you do not say where you plan to donate the baby food too, add that to your letters,you can check with many churches for help i...
- $$ donations would be a great idea... for reasons stated already. If you go on Yahoo, there is a Green Lake Moms group, a Ballard Moms group, and maybe others... Yo...
Help Finding a Volunteer Activity for the Family
Asked by C.M. from Dallas
on November 19, 2008
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I am interested in finding a volunteer activity that I can share with my kids (son 11 and daughter 5). It could be an annual type event or one to two hours a week. I...
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- Try calling the Samaritan Inn in McKinney and see what their needs are for families volunteering. I know that our church's youth group volunteers, and there are a wid...
- Call either the Frisco Chamber of Commerce or the City of Plano has a volunteer section on their website. Good luck.
- C., There's an organization called Small World that is currently collecting holiday gifts for 'Angels.' They need help distributing those gifts to the families. (The ...
Help! Anyone Remodeling??
Asked by A.T. from Dallas
on February 5, 2008
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Ok so we are buying an older home from some friends of ours and well it already needed alot of TLC but their old renters (who had to be evicted for nonpayment for like...
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- Habitat for Humanity has a resale shop!!! Also, I would call contractors, especially in housing communities where they're building new houses. A lot of the time, if th...
- You might check the ReStore. It is a Habitat for Humanity donation center where they sell items to the public for cheap. I believe the money then benefits Habitat ...
- Hi A.- That is a real shame. Most people would love an opportunity for that kind of rent $, etc. I dont have cabinets, doors, but, will have a washer and dryer pd...
Toy Donations for Pembroke Area
Asked by M.W. from Boston
on February 21, 2008
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Help! My house is overrun with stuffed animals and toys that are not used. I am looking for some place to donate them to that can put them to good use. I need to get...
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- Hi, You might want to consider taking your stuffed animals and toys to the family homeless shelter in Kingston. It is called Pilgrim's Hope and is located at 149 Bisho...
- There is a great charity Cradles to Crayons in Quincy...they support children all over MA. Most charities won't accept stuffed anmimals do to germ concerns (if it had...
- HI. Craddles to Crayons (located in Quincy) takes a lot of those items. The Pembroke womans club does a few drives a year for them (you can try contacting them as well...
Egg Donation
Asked by K.D. from Norfolk
on April 14, 2009
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I was thinking about donating eggs I wanted to see if it's not to personal of a topic if anyone has ever done it before give me some insight. Or even if you haven't do...
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- I've only talked to one person about this so my opinion may be biased. She had done a lot of resource and chose a reputable place to do it. She ended up having a lot o...
- With two young children to care for, I would weigh the risks to your health carefully. A quick check of Wikipedia lists the following risks of donating/harvesting e...
- I am looking forward to the responses! I have considered this myself. I have a friend who went through IVF that said its not really that bad if you can handle the da...
Where Can I Donate Forumla in the Chicagoland Area?
Asked by M.B. from Chicago
on November 29, 2007
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My son is allergic to cows milk and I have formula that we got from the hospital as well as powder samples that have come in the mail. I hate to throw it all out sinc...
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- If you are nearby the St. Vincent DePaul Center (Halsted & Webster), they often accept donations. We frequently leave the coupons we receive in the mail and free samp...
- If you live on the north side, you might drop them by the Common Pantry on Damen and Grace. They are a pantry that allows their clients to shop and choose their own it...
- You can try craigslist. I've seen some people looking for things on there that are very "need-based." Maybe a hospital or a women's shelter?
