IF YOU HAVE STUFF TO GIVE AWAY YOU HAVE COME TO THE RIGHT WEBPAGE!

BELOW ARE JUST A FEW LOCAL and NON-LOCAL CHARITIES AND THE ITEMS THEY CAN USE

Used Clothing Drop-off Box

Ten Lives Club

 11275 Springville-Boston Rd.

East Concord, NY 14055

Items Accepted:  All clothing, shoes, sneakers, belts, purses, blankets, sheets, pillowcases, drapes and stuffed toys.

Please, NO rags, fabric scraps, pillows, toys or household goods.

Tax deduction receipts are on the shed.

Please put donations in plastic bags to keep dry.  Thank you!

Love, Inc.

Springville/Concord Community Food Pantry

Please call them for assistance or for any type of donation or volunteer interests. 

Holiday Cards: 

Donate used and unused Greeting Cards to St. Jude's Ranch for Children.  They recycle and sell greeting cards. 

http://www.stjudesranch.org/help_card.php
We are accepting used, all-occasion greeting cards from November 15, 2009 thru February 28, 2010. You can mail your donations to:

St. Jude's Ranch for Children - Card Recycling Program
100 St. Jude's Street - Boulder City, NV 89005
              877-977-SJRC         877-977-SJRC (7572)

COLDEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

8263 Boston-Colden Road
Colden, New York
              716-941-5218         716-941-5218
Fax: 716-941-9252

Paper Retriever boxes are located at all the local schools: 

The Paper Retriever^® Program promotes
recycling by placing distinctive green and yellow
Paper Retriever bins, at no cost, in highly
visible areas at schools, churches and other
non-profit organizations, which are then paid
for the recyclable paper they and members
of their surrounding community collect.

Organizations use these funds for playground refurbishing, beautification efforts, library enhancements, scholarships, field and mission trips, team uniforms and many other worthwhile projects.

 Accepted:

Newspapers

Magazines

Shopping Catalogs

Old Mail, Envelopes

School/Office Papers

No Cardboard, Plastic or Phone Books Please

ECCONESTOP

www.ecconestop.org/   3176 Abbott Road on the corner of Lake Ave. They prepare people for interviews and provide them with new interview outfits.

Cancer Federation

(716) 827-4872        

The Cancer Federation will come to your home for donation pickups. Call them for more information.

WEST FALLS LIBRARY

This library is no longer in the public system.  They are on their own!

Volunteers and Books Needed.

Accepted with Thanks:

Books, audio books, DVDs, VHS, etc.

Anything they receive that they cannot put on their shelves will be put downstairs in the perpetual book sale. $5.00 a bag. 

Donations can be left in their outside book return bin.  Please label them as such. 

SPRINGVILLE  YOUTH INCORPORATED - SYI

SYI is now opening a new Middle School/High School Youth Center in the old VFW Building on Mechanics St. in Springville, NY

They are looking for a ping pong table , Fooseball Tables, board games and crafting supplies for this new facility.

For donations either contact:

Jeff Russell  at               (716)829-9785

or email/call us and we will set up a pickup for you.

SPRINGVILLE CENTER FOR THE ARTS

PO Box 62 - 37 North Buffalo Street

Springville, NY 14141

They are looking for a Light Board, Stage lighting console.

Ten Lives Club

Every Cat Deserves TLC

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website: www.tenlivesclub.com, email: tenlivesclub@yahoo.com

 P.O. Box 253, North Boston, NY 14110

Located on Boston State rd. between Springville and Boston

ITEMS ALWAYS NEEDED:

 Towels, washcloths- don't have to be nice
     Couches, bowls, rugs

They also hold a few garage sales a year to sell misc. items.  Donate any garage sale type items for them to sell and buy needed supplies.

Aquarium of Niagara

THIS WAS THEIR WISH LIST LAST WE CHECKED 

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Current Wish List

· Folding Chairs

· Lysol

· SOS pads

· Latex gloves

· Non-latex gloves

· Laundry soap

· Stools

· Dorm-size, small refrigerator

· 44-gallon Rubbermaid garbage cans w/wheels

· Bath towels and smaller towels

· Submersible pumps (not sump pumps)

· Heavy duty hose nozzles

· Commercial grade garden hoses

· Flashlights

· 5-gallon buckets with lids

· Kitchen knives

· Shop Vac

· Wooden broom handles w/metal threaded end (ferrule)

· Dust broom and pan

THE TRADING POST

COMMUNITY CARE CENTER

38 Franklin St. Springville, NY

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TRADING POST SOUTH

11 Washington St. Cattaraugus, NY

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CALL TO VOLUNTEER

OR IF YOU NEED ASSISTANCE

They do wonderful things for many people. Including a soup kitchen to feed the hungry.

Springville Hours: M-Sat 10-4, Closed Sunday

2/08  taking spring clothing

Aug/Sept 2008 will take winter clothes

Always taking: household appliances, housewares, food

Their extras go to the Buffalo City Mission

When people donated they can get 'Trading Bucks' that they can redeem for products in the store.

BREAD OF LIFE OUTREACH CENTER

Food pantry and Gabriel's Closet

Corner of Supervisor & Heath Colden, NY

Bread of Life Outreach is in the initial start-up phase. It is a non-profit organization located in Colden, NY. The mission is to serve the poor of the community by providing a food pantry, and clothing thrift store. Our staff is volunteer and dedicated to excellence. 

We are always looking for household cleansers & Toiletries.

Tues 10am-2pm, Thurs 3-7pm, Sat 9-2pm

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Buffalo City Mission

100 East Tupper Street

Buffalo, NY 14203

8-4 m-f 
clothing, domestics, sheets, etc,  small appliances,  NO TOYS

We welcome in-kind donations of:

Food:  Buffalo City Mission serves about 180,000 meals a year—that’s more than 380 meals a day!  We always need fresh fruits and vegetables, meat, cheese, hot and cold cereals, and other staples.

Personal items: Like your family, our “family” uses personal items such as disposable shavers, antiperspirant, toothpaste, toothbrushes, bath soap and shampoo.

Over-the-counter medicines:  The homeless and impoverished often suffer with stomach and respiratory conditions, foot problems and seasonal illnesses.  You can help with donations of nonalcoholic cold and flu medications; pain relievers; antacids; foot powders and creams; Benadryl; cough drops and sinus medications.

Clothing: While our homeless guests and recovery program residents rebuild their self-esteem and other inner qualities, we want to provide clothing so their “outward” appearance reflects their life change.  Socks and underwear, jeans, coats, work shoes, tennis shoes and dress shirts are needed in all sizes (especially extra large and tall sizes).

Household furniture, appliances and household items: Gently used furniture, appliances and household items are always in great demand at Buffalo City Mission Thrift Store.

When you give, please remember to:

Thanks for serving the homeless and poor through your donations!

IF YOU NEED ANY HELP FINDING A PLACE FOR THE THINGS YOU NO LONGER USE, OR WOULD LIKE TO DONATE TO A SPECIFIC PERSON, PLACE OR COMPANY,

JUST EMAIL OR CALL US FOR MORE INFORMATION:

COLDEN FIRE COMPANY

8448 Gutekunst Rd., Colden, NY 14033-0176,

             (716) 941-5353              

http://www.coldenfire.org/

They hold a yearly garage sale to benefit the fire company.

If you would like to donate items, call or email them or us.

THE  CANMAN -

Waverly St., Springville

Closed Sun & Mon  

  Tues:noon-8    Wed:10-6  Thu,Fri,Sat:8-5

Returnable Bottle & Can Center

Donations go to charity of your choice.  Local youths often post with donation requests for school trips, etc.

AMVETS Thrifts Shop

 1900 Ridge Rd.

West Seneca, NY

9-9 M-Sat
9-6 Sun

Drop-Off til 8:00, 5:00 Sun
Looking for:                                     Clothes
Furniture
Bedding
Shoes
Purses
Books

EYE GLASS COLLECTION SITES

Most eye care places collect used glasses.  Email us for a site near you.

HAIR DONATIONS:

LOCKS OF LOVE

http://www.locksoflove.org/

• Hair that is colored or permed is acceptable.
• Hair cut years ago is usable if it has been stored in a ponytail or braid.
• Hair that has been bleached (usually this refers to highlighted hair) is not usable.  If unsure, ask your stylist. We are not able to accept bleached hair due to a chemical reaction that occurs during the manufacturing process.
• Hair that is swept off of the floor is not usable because it is not bundled in a ponytail or braid.
• Hair that is shaved off and not in a ponytail or braid is not usable. If shaving your head, first divide hair into multiple ponytails to cut off.
• We cannot accept dreadlocks. Our manufacturer is not able to use them in our children’s hairpieces. We also cannot accept wigs, falls, hair extensions or synthetic hair.
• Layered hair is acceptable if the longest layer is 10 inches. 
• Layered hair may be divided into multiple ponytails.

• Curly hair may be pulled straight to measure the minimum 10 inches.
• 10 inches measured tip to tip is the minimum length needed for a hairpiece.

Blood, Marrow and Stem Cell Donation

GiveLife.org   for blood donations

Marrow.org  to donate bone marrow or stem cells

Umbilical cord blood: Marrow.org

Breast Milk:  NationalMilkBank.org

Kidney, segment of the liver or lobe of the lung or the pancreas donation: OrganiDonor.org   

IN CASE OF DEATH DONATIONS JUST INDICATE IT ON YOUR DRIVERS LICENCE.

Tradio

(M-F) 9:30 AM WSPQ 1330#   Tradio: sell, buy or trade call     716-592-1330 fax592-9522