Donate in Chevy Chase April 2012

said on April 19th, 2012 filed under: Chevy Chase, Just For Fun

Trash and Treasure is coming to town. But it’s not the only way to get rid of stuff. Consider the following:

Shred-It – Shred Your Documents
Back by popular demand! The Town has contracted with SHRED-IT to have a truck in the Lawton Center parking lot on Saturday, April 21 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. to shred paper for residents. Staples and paper clips are okay. Shred-It is bonded and insured. If you have additional questions, please call the Town Office at 301-654-7144.

RECYCLE TVs and Electronic Equipment
The Town has contracted with CDM eCycling to have a truck in the Lawton Center Parking Lot on Saturday, April 21 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. for the collection of TVs and the following electronic equipment: monitors, printers, copiers, stereos, VCRs & DVD players, camcorders, CD players, fax machines, calculators, scanners, electronic toys and microwaves. You can recycle any item with a plug. CDM does not provide tax deduction receipts. If you have a question about items not listed, please call the Town Office at 301-654-7144. CDM eCycling was recommended by the Montgomery County Department of Environmental Protection.

Donate Childrens’ Books
Town resident Melissa Fox, 4123 Aspen Street, and seven other volunteers run Capital BookShare, a small non-profit organization that organizes book drives to collect books for kindergarten through 6th grade children in the metro area. Teachers from the seven under-resourced schools in the District are invited to events to choose as many books as they want to take back to their classrooms. If you have children’s books (only new books and books in good condition can be accepted) to donate (NO textbooks), you can drop them at the Town office during the month of April and/or in the Lawton Center parking lot on Saturday, April 21 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. If you would like more information, visit the website www.capitalbookshare.org.

Interfaith Works
Recycle your gently used clothing and home goods and preserve our planet while helping your Montgomery County neighbors in need. The Interfaith Clothing Centers provide clothing/home goods free of charge to low income County residents. Please put items in a plastic bag that has been secured at the top. Your donation is tax deductible. Interfaith Works will have a truck in the Lawton Center parking lot on Saturday, April 21 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.

A Wider Circle
We are happy to continue our seven-year partnership with A Wider Circle to collect usable items for families in need. The mission of A Wider Circle is to work to reverse the cycles of poverty and poor health by providing programs and services free of charge to needy families in the Washington, DC area. A Wider Circle will have a truck in the Lawton Center parking lot on Saturday, April 21 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. If you have household items in good condition that you would like to donate, please bring them to the drop-off. Our families always need these items: Beds (Mattresses, Box Springs, and Frames); Cribs, Changing Tables, Strollers, High Chairs, and other baby items; Dressers; Kitchen Tables and Sets of Chairs; Sofas and living room chairs in very good or excellent condition – no rips or stains please; End Tables, Coffee Tables, and Lamps (with Shades); Televisions – with remote if available; Kitchen Items – sets of dishes, silverware, pots & pans, toasters, and microwaves; Fans/Air Conditioning Units -clean and in good working order and Sheets and Towels. If you have larger items of furniture in good condition such as mattresses, box springs, chests and tables that you would like to donate, you can call A Wider Circle at 301-608-3504 to ask if the items are needed. (Mattresses and box springs are desperately needed!) In some cases, A Wider Circle will arrange to pick up the items.

Donate Building Supplies
The following organizations accept donations of reusable or new building materials. Please visit their websites or give them a call. For large items, both organizations will arrange special pickups.
Community Forklift http://communityforklift.com 301-985-5180
Habitat for Humanity http://www.habitat-mc.org 301-947-3304

Hazardous Waste Disposal
The Household Hazardous Waste receiving area at the Shady Grove Solid Waste Transfer Station is located in the recycling drop-off section of the Public Unloading Area, 16101 Frederick Rd, Derwood, MD 20855. Please use the Car Entrance to the facility. The drop-off is open: 7 a.m. to 8 p.m., Monday – Friday; 7 a.m. – 5 p.m., Saturday; and 9 a.m. – 5 p.m., Sunday. Household Hazardous Waste can only be received during these hours — please do not drop off this material at other times. Batteries are accepted (alkaline batteries may be put in regular trash), fertilizers with herbicides, fluorescent light tubes and bulbs, including CFLs, herbicides, insecticides, mercury containing items, oil-based paints, paint thinners, pesticides, used motor oil and most other oils. For a complete list of items accepted or more information, visit the website, www.montgomerycountymd.gov/recylcing.

New Homes for Old Bikes
Bikes for the World (BfW) is a project sponsored by the Washington Area Bicyclist Association whose mission is to collect valuable but unwanted bicycles and related material–parts, tools, and accessories–in the United States and deliver them at low cost to community development programs assisting the poor in developing countries. If you have a bike you would like to donate, please take it to City Bikes, 8401 Connecticut Avenue, 301-652-1777. A $10/bike donation is suggested to defray shipping to overseas charity partners. Receipt provided for all material and cash donations. For more information, please visit the BfW website, www.bikesfortheworld.org

posted by Marcie Sandalow

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