Donated clothes help match kids to mentors with Big Brothers Big Sisters program
Donating clothing and small household items to Big Brothers Big Sisters of Utah (BBBSU) makes “an impact on the environment while helping a child,” said Linda Schott, marketing and P.R. director for BBBSU. Through their partnership with Savers, BBBSU is able to turn in-kind donations into unrestricted funds for their programs that match a young person with a mentor either in the community or in a school.
Donated items are sorted by quality and either placed in the Savers store for resale or recycled. Clothing may be sold as is, sent to a third world country or turned into rags. According to their 2011 fact sheet, BBBSU and their donors kept over three million pounds of cloth and 841,000 pounds of household items out of the landfill in 2010. This amounted to about $250,000 to support the mission of BBBSU.
BBBSU has 112 donation bins placed throughout Utah including one at the Habitat for Humanity Restore. They also offer pick up of smaller items which may be scheduled with a phone call or on the internet. Items may be dropped off at their donation station at 1875 E Murray-Holladay Rd, which is open 7 days a week.
This article was originally published at examiner.com. Links updated January 2017.
Donated items are sorted by quality and either placed in the Savers store for resale or recycled. Clothing may be sold as is, sent to a third world country or turned into rags. According to their 2011 fact sheet, BBBSU and their donors kept over three million pounds of cloth and 841,000 pounds of household items out of the landfill in 2010. This amounted to about $250,000 to support the mission of BBBSU.
BBBSU has 112 donation bins placed throughout Utah including one at the Habitat for Humanity Restore. They also offer pick up of smaller items which may be scheduled with a phone call or on the internet. Items may be dropped off at their donation station at 1875 E Murray-Holladay Rd, which is open 7 days a week.
This article was originally published at examiner.com. Links updated January 2017.