Listed below are places that want your used items. I am not personally familar with all of these places; I've just culled the information from the internet & local newspapers.


Used Greeting Cards

No url for them, but another GS mom told me that that new & used greeting cards are gratefully accepted by:

The A. Eugene Hopper Foundation
8716-202 Hayshed Lane
Columbia, MD 21045-3096

They recycle the cards & send them out to the homebound, deaf & elderly or those who live in nursing care. (Please write to them first. They do this periodically.)

Used eye glasses



The Lions Club collects used eye glasses to give to people in need. Call your local chapter. And Lenscrafters runs a national eyeglass collection program which redistributes
glasses to people outside of the US in need of glasses. The demand for used glasses is tremendous.

Old Binoculaurs

Donate Your Old Binoculars -- Give a new life to your old binoculars by passing them on to students and professional
ornithologists in Latin America. Send binoculars in good condition or those needing a little work to: Fairfax Audubon
Society, P.O. Box 128, Annandale, Virginia 22003-0128. (Thank you, Joel, for the updated address!)


Purina Weight Circles

New Hats

Baby Items

Also:
Embry Rucker Homeless Shelter
Reston, VA
(703) 437-1975

The Family Crisis Center of Prince George's County
(301-779-2100 ext. 10) serves 125 children a year who are abandoned, orphaned, or escaping abuse.

Alexandria-based United Cerebral Palsy of Washington and Northern Virginia has an Early Head Start program for infants and toddlers; it requests diapers, wipes, toys,
and clothes. Call 703-360-2060 ext. 225.

The House of Hope (wysiwyg://15/http://www.houseofhope.faithweb.com/wishlist.htm) of Herndon, VA, needs furniture, linens, clothing, and other items for babies. Click on link above to go to a complete list.

Used Toys

The Family Crisis Center of Prince George's County
(301-779-2100 ext. 10) serves 125 children a year who are abandoned, orphaned, or escaping abuse.

Alexandria-based United Cerebral Palsy of Washington and Northern Virginia has an Early Head Start program for infants and toddlers; it requests diapers, wipes, toys,
and clothes. Call 703-360-2060 ext. 225.

New toys--wrapped or not--are always in demand at holiday
time. Local clearinghouses can point you toward many takers.

All year long, some groups that make good use of new and used playthings are:

The Children's Inn at NIH
Suzanne Oberlander, 301-496-5672;
(new only, birth to age 20)

Child Development Center of Northern Virginia
(703-534-5353 ext. 100; birth to age five)

Healthy Babies Project in Northeast DC
(Geraldine Mack, 202-396-2809; birth to age eight)

Healthy Families Montgomery in Gaithersburg
(301-840-2000 ext. 222, birth to age three)

Alexandria's Campagna Center (703-549-0111; ages 3-12)

Southeast DC's Center for Child Protection and Family Support (Mary McLaughlin, 202-544-3144; ages 4-16).


Old Bicycles

Several groups help children and teens earn their
wheels through repair work and community service.
These include Reston Youth Club Bike Shop (703-689-4433), Burke Earn-a-Bike Program (703-239-2125), and Urban Rangers in Adams Morgan and Columbia Heights (Katie Davis, 202-332-0774).


Used Stuffed Animals in Good Condition

Loudoun County Foster Association can use stuffed animals, beanie babies, suitcases (all sizes), duffel bags, backpacks, bookbags, too - but they have less kids than some other agencies, so please call them before you drop anything off. Also needed for their "welcome bags" on a regular basis are: flashlights, toothbrush/toothpaste, toiletries for teenagers, t-shirts (all sizes), coloring books, crayons. These items (except, of course for the toiletries & toothbrush) can be used items in good condition. This organization needs seasonal supplies & occasionally household goods. And please see the great pinata service project idea at the top of my Community Service Projects page. My contact at this organization says the foster kids occasionally are given parties & might enjoy receiving pinatas, too.

The House of Hope in Herndon, VA (http://wysiwyg://15/http://www.houseofhope.faithweb.com/wishlist.htm) needs stuffed animals, tables games, toys, books, etc., and other items (see complete list on their webpage).

Used Cars

"In this large and rural county, one of the biggest problems is transportation," says Tara Thornhill in Fauquier County's Department of Social Services. "Without a car, it's virtually impossible to get 10 or 20 miles from the outlying areas to a workplace or a doctor's office."
That's why the department welcomes cars and vans for people who need them. The county garage checks out all donations. If a vehicle doesn't need a huge fix-up to pass inspection--"we don't take anything on its last legs"--the donor gets a tax receipt, the garage does repairs, and a low-income family gains some freedom. To donate in Fauquier, call 540-347-2316.

In Howard County, a similar program called Cars for Careers (410-418-5310) takes working vehicles as well as those usable only for parts.

Elsewhere, try the Department of Social Services or a volunteer clearinghouse for guidance.

 The number for Montgomery County's Students Automotive Trades Foundation is 301-929-2190.



Also, consider donating your car or car parts (or tools?) to your local high school's auto repair class.

Medicines

Infant Supplies

House of Hope in Herndon, VA, (wysiwyg://15/http://www.houseofhope.faithweb.com/wishlist.htm) needs baby supplies, too.

Medical Equipment & Supplies

The Washington Area Wheelchair Society takes wheelchairs,
stair glides, hospital-type beds, crutches, commodes, and other nonprescription medical equipment for uninsured and underinsured patients. Even broken or partial equipment can be useful for parts. Call 301-495-0277.

A similar program is DC Center for Independent Living; call George Aguehounde, 202-388-0033.


School Supplies

Tutoring and after-school programs can use basic school supplies and arts-and-crafts materials. Contact neighborhood and community centers to see what they need.

The Fishing School's two Northeast DC locations instill
academics, creativity, and values in at-risk youngsters. They can use lined paper, pens, crayons, construction paper, and resource books--atlases, thesauruses, newer encyclopedias. Call Elizabeth Singletary, 202-399-3618.

Based in Falls Church, Northern Virginia Family Service
works through schools and communities to reach low-income students, infants to adults. To offer pens and pencils, crayons, paper, dictionaries, calculators, backpacks, or scissors, call 703-533-9727.

Could your school or daycare center use any of these items found on an educators internet message board? Call to find out!

Send Your Old Clothes to School: Keeping a box of old "dress-up" clothes in your room allows you to grab
something special to dramatically introduce a special topic or chapter, let students dress up for any number of reasons, or protect what you're wearing when doing messy activities like painting.

Squeeze Bottles Everywhere: We've all known for a long time about soap and shampoo bottles that can be put to use in the classroom holding glue, water, whatever. Having just started wearing contact lenses, we've discovered another: the cleaning solution bottle. Smaller in size than soap bottles, with a flip top cap that won't get lost, these
are great for glue, but you may want to use a small drill bit or a red-hot nail to make the hole larger. Anyone who wears contact lenses goes through this solution regularly, so have them save the bottles for you.

In Fairfax County Public Schools FamilyGram, April 2000:
Some donations cannot be accepted: FCPS appreciates donations from parents & community members, but gifts of art supplies, unused printing materials, paint, and similar materials often cannot be accepted. Many of these materials contain hazardous ingredients and become a waste disposal problem because they are extremely expensive to dispose of properly. For more information, call 703-658-3767.

Links to homepages for some local schools:


P.S. Teachers! Check out this great site for teachers!
Teachers.net
The Idea Box
Perpetual Preschool

Clothing (new or nearly new)

Many charities take clothing of all kinds. These two need
high-quality pieces in fine condition--particularly large sizes.

Generations Closet, 2216 Mt. Vernon Ave., Alexandria. Career clothing, shoes, coats, accessories for women leaving welfare or otherwise starting from scratch. Items must be in good repair but not necessarily clean (cleaning is donated).
Call Joan Gaskins, 703-683-2737.

 Suited for Change, 202-293-0351. Women's interview clothing and accessories for low-income clients areawide. Collections take place one Saturday morning every other month in downtown DC;
donations must be ironed and on hangers. (Search on "Suited for Change" for nationwide locations)

House of Hope (wysiwyg://15/http://www.houseofhope.faithweb.com/wishlist.htm) needs clothing for women, children, and babies.

Skis, etc.

Disabled Sports USA collects skis and ski clothes, life preservers, scuba/rafting gear, and more;
call Pam, 410-771-4606.

Craft Supplies

Craft & Music Supplies

School arts programs can identify students eager for musical training who cannot afford to rent or buy an instrument.

In Prince George's County, call instrumental-music specialist Kathy Rodeffer at 301-749-4525.

Several private groups share that goal and collect instruments in "playing condition." One is Northern Virginia Youth Symphony Association, based in Fairfax (703-642-8051 ext. 23).

In DC, Good Shepherd Music Center (202-483-2856) volunteers use donated instruments to teach children after school.

And Levine School of Music gives group and individual lessons to children and adults in Arlington, Kensington, and Northwest and Southeast DC.
Call 202-686-9772 ext. 175.


Pool Toys & Equipment

Horse/Barn Supplies

In Manassas, Rainbow Center 4-H Therapeutic Equestrian
Program helps 75 disabled adults and children a year with
physical therapy on horseback. To donate hay, bags of grain, saddles, or grooming equipment, call Suzanne Crouch at 703-469-8962.

Drugstore Items


Old & Unwanted CD's

If the CD is hopelessly damaged, or the material on the CD is no longer useful to you, CDs can be recycled. CDs are often recycled into automotive parts while their cases may end up as egg cartons.

Send CDs prepaid to:
Plastic Recycling Inc.,
2015 South Pennsylvania
Indianapolis, IN, 46225
(317) 780-6100.

Used Alumnimum Cans

Pop Tabs

Used Ink Jet Cartridges

Medical X-Rays

Used Computers (Look here when you're ready to upgrade your computer hardware. Lazarus Foundation also provides a nationwide directory of organizations who need your old computer hardware.)

School systems and after-school programs take some kinds of equipment. One example is Second Chance Computers, a Fairfax County Public Schools foundation. For networked classroom use, SCC needs 486 or higher computers, good-quality printers, and the like in working condition. E-mail bob@robertckelly.com or call Jeanne Miller, 703-246-4542.

Computer Reclamation in Silver Spring (301-495-0280) refurbishes 486s and up (with working CPU) plus printers, modems, scanners, and faxes--then sells them at cost to schools, nonprofits, and the disabled.

The following groups accept donations of used computer equipment. Contact the organization in advance to see if it can use your model of computer.

Action Computing Solutions 703-502-7986 6041 Centreville Crest La., Centreville. "We buy Pentium or better, and still do a little with 486, depending on parts," said owner Jeff Butler.

 Affordable Business Technologies Inc. 703-212-2030 3201 Duke St., Alexandria Buys, sells and trades.

Computer Reclamation Inc. 301-495-0280 Beltsville Will take just about anything as long as you bring it in.

Computer Renaissance 703-823-5455 265 S. Van Dorn St., Alexandria Buys only Pentium 133 and faster PCs.

 Gifts in Kind America 703-836-2121, Ext. 41 700 N. Fairfax St., Alexandria Will take old computers, repair them and then distribute to nonprofits.

 Lazarus Foundation 410-740-0735 10378 Eclipse Way, Columbia Restores and redistributes old computers to other charities or educational institutions.

 Phoenix Project 410-750-2435 8623 Spruce Run Ct., Ellicott City Works with the Maryland State Department of Education to recycle used computers into schools.

 Practical Computer Inc. 703-321-3003 5407A Port Royal Rd., Springfield Buys, sells and trades.

Second Chance Program 703-246-4542 10700 Page Ave., Fairfax Accepts donations of used computers, which are then given to Fairfax County public schools.

 Reboot Program g.rosenkrantz@worldnet.att.net Will take individual donations; PCs should be 386 or newer.

 WasteNot Recycling 703-787-0200 13852 Park Center Rd., Herndon Will accept almost any computer, but call first.

Toothbrush

Copy Machine

Office Supplies

Garden Supplies/Grounds Maintenance


Pet Supplies

Food Labels, UPC Codes, Box Tops

Check w/your local schools to see if they collect Campbells Soups Labels, Box Tops for Education, grocery receipts, etc. These items help them earn money for school equipment.

Used Cameras, Photographic & Video Equipment

Find out if your local school would like a donation of photographic equipment for their art classes or for school
newspaper and yearbook clubs & return small plastic film canisters to your film processor, or reuse them as containers for flower seeds, screws, buttons, pills, or salt and pepper in your picnic basket.

Clothing & Textiles (towels, draperies, rugs, linens)

Goodwill
New York Cares Coat Drive

Also:
Wildlife Rescue League
Purple Heart
Caring4Babies with Aids

The Animal Welfare League of Arlington
2650 S. Arlington Mill Dr. ( 703-931-9241)/blankets

The House of Hope in Herndon, VA (wysiwyg://15/http://www.houseofhope.faithweb.com/wishlist.htm) needs women's, children's & baby clothing, pillowcases, pillow shams, twin-size white sheets & blankets, hand towels (white), bathroom rugs, tank and commode covers... Click on their link to see a full list of needed items.

The Loudoun County, VA, Animal Shelter
http://www.co.loudoun.va.us/acc/shelter.htm#WISH LIST/blankets & sheets

Montgomery County Humane Society
14645 Rothgeb Drive, Rockville
(301-279-1823)/pillow cases (for snake transport)

In winter, Community Ministry of Prince George's County distributes blankets, pillows, and socks to homeless people; call Sherita Seawright at 301-499-2319.

Homeless Animals Rescue Team in Fairfax Station, Virginia, needs old towels and blankets.
AND A picture is worth a thousand words! Just ask any of our pets. Those with photos accompanying their story get far more inquiries than those without. If you have a digital camera, would you mind taking a few mug shots of our lovable pooches every month? If you set aside just one afternoon a month for photography you could make an insurmountable difference in an animals life!

Shelters, children's homes, and outreach groups need bedding year-round. Woodley House Programs serve mentally ill DC residents in various settings; call Pat Anduze or Edith Maeda at 202-265-1629 about donating beds, sheets, quilts, and pillows in
good condition.

Alexandria's Community Lodgings moves shelter residents into homes. Beds, bedclothes, and related furnishings are needed for new households. Call Alvaro Luna, 703-549-4407.

Do you have an old Communion dress or suit? Here's a church who'd like to have it for their migrant community. Or maybe your own church needs it for someone in with too little money to buy one.

Did you know that you can recycle styrofoam "peanuts" by giving them to your local mail packaging companies? Although packaging 'peanuts' are difficult to recycle, many packing or moving companies will reuse them. Plastic Loose Fill Council sponsors a nationwide recycling program for loose-fill polystyrene peanuts. Consumers can drop off
peanuts at more than 3,900 Mail Boxes, Etc. stores.
For larger, polystyrene blocks in large quantities, contact the Alliance of Foam Packaging Recyclers at 1-800-944-8448.

Have too many old books or magazines lying around? Donate them to: your local hospital, jail, library book sale (sometimes they take old records & magazines, too!), the doctor's office, a nursing home...

When you're thinking of donating something, consider whether or not your local community theater might want it. They often don't have a lot of money to purchase props or other equipment.

Have some spare vegetables or hay?

Over-ripe Fruits & Vegetables

Hair

Old Nikes or Other Sneakers

Nike * for people in Mexico
Kenya Shoe Expedition

*When you go to Nike.com, ask Jeeves "Where can I turn in my old shoes?" and a window will pop-up w/locations.

Refrigerator

When discarding your old appliance, either as a trade-in or for scrap, make sure you leave all the parts with the unit. Without all the pieces to it, there is little chance that anyone will be able to repair it for resale. On older models, items such as shelves, trays and drawers are usually the hardest to find and the most expensive to replace.

If the dealer is removing the old appliance for you, try to find out if they donate the old appliance to a charitable
organization for resale or if they just scrap it. If they just toss it out, make your own arrangements to get it to a local
charity. Some dealers will even offer to take it to them for
you.



Housewares

People who have been abused, homeless, or otherwise in need often have nothing with which to set up a new home. Stoves, dishwashers, refrigerators, washers, dryers, TVs, and vacuum cleaners--all in working condition--can help.

Housing Opportunities for Women serves homeless and
addicted clients throughout the area. Call Charon Grady Cade, 301-891-2632.

Hope and a Home is a For the Love of Children project in DC's Shaw neighborhood; call 202-462-8686 ext. 324.

Community Family Life Services helps poor families areawide with housing, job training, and tutoring; call 202-347-0511 ext. 311.

 Microwave ovens are needed by Food & Friends, which delivers daily meals to 600 people with HIV or AIDS in greater Washington. The meals are heatable, and clients who don't have a microwave can get one as available. Call 202-488-8278.


Books, Newspapers, Magazines

*Check w/your local MENSA chapter about the Project Inkslinger program.

My Brownie mom friend tells me that DAR (Daughters of the American Revolution) collects magazines and paperback books for detention centers every Tuesday of the month.

Children's books are a great gift to libraries, I Have a Dream
centers, Reading is Fundamental sites, homeless shelters, soup kitchens, low income day care centers, local community or social service offices or visiting rooms for children at a prison, clinics, hospitals, nursing homes, veterans homes, libraries, and after-school programs.

Large-print Bibles are in demand at Hospice Care of DC (Pat
Goeldner, 202-347-1700) and similar facilities.

To donate books or magazines in Spanish, call My Sister's
Place, a DC family-violence shelter, at 202-529-5991.

The Arlington County Sheriff's Office requests dictionaries in all languages to help inmates with literacy and test preparation; call 703-228-4291.

Bridge to Asia Book Donation Project: Bridge to Asia,a non profit California group, seeks books, journals, etc. for faculty and students in China and South East Asia. Contact them at: Bridge to Asia, 1214 Webster St, #F, Oakland, CA 94612 USA Fax: 510-834-0962
Internet: http://www.bridge.org/books.html

Vietnam Book Donation Project: Donate materials directly to teachers in Vietnam! Pay your own shipping costs. Address in Vietnam: Dr. Nguyen The Huu, Hue College of
Teacher Education, 32 Le Loi, Hue City, Vietnam

Ukraine Textbook Donation Project: Help Ukrainian English students and teachers. Send textbooks and other teaching materials to: Svetlana Sharko, Teachers Council, 38 Proletarskaya St., Apt. 31, Sevastopol 335058 Ukraine

Book Aid South Africa Library Project: Help South African kids! Check first to see what is needed. They will mail to South Africa. Ms. Chikako Noda, 5-17-1 Oto, Yono-shi, Saitama-ken 338 Japan Fax: 048-832-3607


Mechanical and Electrical Items

Also, Community Lodgings - buys and renovates low-income housing. They will take electrical appliances and some building materials. (703)549-4407

House of Hope in Herndon, VA, needs a television, stereo, washer & dryer, alarm clocks, blenders, clocks, microwave, fax machine, copier, etc. See their wish list on their web page at wysiwyg://15/http://www.houseofhope.faithweb.com/wishlist.htm.
And MANNA - builds housing in partnership with low-income people. Accepts donations of used appliances and building materials. (202)232-2915

Microwave ovens are needed by Food & Friends, which delivers daily meals to 600 people with HIV or AIDS in greater Washington. The meals are heatable, and clients who don't have a microwave can get one as available. Call 202-488-8278.

Metal Detectors & Digging Tools

Furniture

Also Alive, Inc. - helps the poor in need of clothes and furniture. (703)836-2723

Shelters, children's homes, and outreach groups need bedding year-round. Woodley House Programs serve mentally ill DC residents in various settings; call Pat Anduze or Edith Maeda at 202-265-1629 about donating beds, sheets, quilts, and pillows in good condition.

Alexandria's Community Lodgings moves shelter residents into homes. Beds, bedclothes, and related furnishings are needed for new households.
Call Alvaro Luna, 703-549-4407.

Programs like Furniture Bank of Arlington (703-237-5118)
and Gaithersburg HELP (301-216-2510) match donations with needy clients, many screened by social workers.

The Bargain Loft serves residents of Herndon and Reston; call 703-437-0600.

The three local Christian Communities Group Homes, serving low-income seniors, welcome armchairs, lamps, end tables, and dressers; call 202-635-9384.

Community Connections, which aids 450 mentally ill District residents and domestic-violence victims, uses furniture for apartments and group housing; call Lisa Terry at 202-608-4799.

Or check with your local school to see if their drama department can use your old furniture for their dressing room or for productions. Same goes for your old clothes, hats, hat boxes, shoes, old formals or tuxes that could be altered for use in a performance, extra paint, wood, nails, construction equipment, aprons, boots, etc., etc.... I remember how our high school drama dept. needed lots of fresh flowers once for our "My Fair Lady" production. And we needed a wheelchair for "The Man Who Came to Dinner." What productions are being rehearsed near you? Maybe you have something they could use.

Used Duffel Bags, Backpacks, Small Suitcases

Northern Virginia Family Services needs these items at various times during the year. Unfortunatly, they don't have much storage space, so they can't take many at a time (know anyone in the Northern Virginia area who would donate storage space for them or sponsor storage space for them?). You'll have to call them first if you have anything to donate. Check the Washington, DC area telephone book.

Your local Women's Abuse Shelters can use these items for the women there, too. Call them to see if they need them at this point in time.

Loudoun County Foster Association can use stuffed animals, beanie babies, suitcases (all sizes), duffel bags, backpacks, bookbags, too - but they have less kids than some other agencies, so call them prior to dropping anything off. Also needed for their "welcome bags" on a regular basis are: flashlights, toothbrush/toothpaste, toiletries for teenagers, t-shirts (all sizes), coloring books, crayons. These items (except, of course for the toiletries & toothbrush) can be used items in good condition. This organization needs seasonal supplies & occasionally household goods. And please see the great pinata service project idea at the top of the Community Service Projects page. My contact at this organization says the foster kids occasionally are given parties & might enjoy receiving pinatas, too.


Used Clothing in Good Condition

Old Furs

Old Diving Masks & Snorkels

Old Hearing Aids

Old Cell Phone

Send your old used cell phones to:
Victim Assistance Network
8119 Holland Rd.
Alex., VA 22306

Also, Fairfax County Police Stations are accepting used cell phones to give to victims of domestic violence.

In most Virginia jurisdictions, people threatened by domestic violence or stalking can borrow a cell phone for calling police in an emergency. "We want to give cell phones to any citizen who needs one, especially the most vulnerable who have no phone at all," says Karen Crane of the Arlington Commonwealth's Attorney's Office victim/ witness program.
Any cell phone, even if not connected to a service, can call 911 if it's charged up. With no airtime fees, potential victims can reach authorities for free, day or night.

In DC, contact the Emergency Domestic Relations Project.

In Maryland, call the domestic-violence unit of the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office
or the Family Crisis Center of Prince George's County.

Oil
Oil can be reused as fuel. Contact your local Dept. of Environmental Quality. For Fairfax County
call (703) 324-5040.

Wildlife Resources & Supplies

Used Sports Equipment

Your local Boys and Girls Club, YMCA/ YWCA, or
after-school program may be able to use good-quality baseball, basketball, football, soccer, and similar equipment.

Disabled Sports USA collects skis and ski clothes, life preservers, scuba/rafting gear, and more;
call Pam, 410-771-4606.

Alexandria's Joy of Sports Foundation takes junior tennis
racquets and balls for children's lessons throughout Northern Virginia and DC. Call Andrew Oser, 703-768-4077.

PeaceKids, a mentoring/literacy/conflict-resolution program for city youth run by St. Aloysius Parish off Capitol Hill, needs bats, balls, tennis racquets, exercise machines, and team uniforms. Call Andy Ross at 301-320-5960.

Soccer balls, shoes, and shin guards are useful to DC Scores, which mixes sports with reading and writing for District children; call 202-234-4112 ext. 454.

Playground Equipment

Nintendo/Sega Games

Also, ask at your local Ronald McDonald House

Building Supplies & Tools

Also, Community Lodgings - buys and renovates low-income housing. They will take electrical appliances and some building materials. (703)549-4407

Housing renovator Christmas in April accepts kitchen and vanity cabinets, toilets with uncracked porcelain, working radiators, bathroom sinks, stainless-steel kitchen sinks and faucets, and white or off-white latex paint. Items must be delivered to one of two District drop points; call Jamie or Janice at 202-362-1611.

Manna, a housing developer for low-income, first-time buyers in DC, happily takes "nearly new" cabinets, used appliances, building materials, windows, insulation, and the like. Call John Swarr, 202-832-1845
(or call 202-232-2915).

Building new homes with low-income families areawide,
DC Habitat for Humanity always needs basic tools: hammers, saws, nails, trash cans, mops and brooms, and new paintbrushes and rollers. All must be delivered to the office or job site. Call 202-610-2355 ext. 18.

Here's some more information about local charities that I found on the Bradley Farms Association homepage:

Fairfax County Animal Shelter
Accepts: Dog and cat balls, blankets, bowls, coats (for cold weather), collars, food, leashes, toys, treats; ask them
about volunteering to help with the animals.
Location/directions/NB: On West Ox Road, just south of Fair Oaks Mall, immediately on the right as you cross the
bridge. Driving distance from Bradley Farm: About 10 minutes

SACS
Accepts: Household items, furniture, toys, clothes, shoes, accessories, books
Location/directions/NB: Near the Ashburn (Dulles) Post Office and the Wal-Mart. Take 28N; left (W) on Waxpool;
right (N) at the three flags; it's a few blocks back on the left in the industrial park (need exact directions), just our side of
Dominion Brewery. Driving distance from Bradley Farm: About 15 minutes

Salvation Army
Accepts: Household items, furniture, toys, clothes, shoes, accessories, books
Location/directions/NB: Donations are NOT accepted at the location nearest us (the Tudor-style shopping center on
Centreville with the Shopper's), but they ARE accepted in Manassas (28S to 66W to 234 Business (S); about half a
mile; on your right. Driving distance from Bradley Farm: About 25 minutes

Other Items Needed by Camp Virginia Jaycee:
50' and 100' outdoor extension cords
2 Wheel carts
Chainsaw and Oil
Laundry bleach (20 to 50 pound containers)
Bleach, Chlorine (gallon jugs)
Oil, Motor, SAE 20 and 30/Ford tractor
3/8" 10 MM T-50 Staples for staple gun
mop buckets and mops
Mattress covers, Single beds
Twin bed sheets and pillow cases
Pillows
Blankets

Ways to Help a Foster Child:

Contribute Clothes or Shoes
Provide Musical Instruments
Donate School Supplies
Donate Sports Equipment
*Contact: The Foster Coalition of Greater St. Louis