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FYI HarCo Ladies: Clear Your Clutter Day
Everyone may have heard about this already, but as I was decluttering last night and Googling for options of where to donate/recycle, this article came up. DH and I are all excited and are trying to think of the best way to cram as much as we can into our vehicles.
"On the heels of Earth Day and just in time for spring cleaning, professional organizers Sappari Solutions and Harford Community College (HCC) will host the first annual Clear Your Clutter Day on Saturday, April 30 from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. The inaugural local event will offer area residents a convenient opportunity to get rid of household clutter in an environmentally-responsible way.
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Locally, Clear Your Clutter Day is free to the public and each attendee may bring one carload full of items to unload to HCC's Fallston Parking Lot. Accepted materials include electronics and metal, books, clothing, shoes, toys, household items, bulky household goods, plastic bags, cell phones, batteries and more. Free paper shredding will also be provided onsite."
Re: FYI HarCo Ladies: Clear Your Clutter Day
Have you considered donating it to the Goodwill? We donated a TON of crap in 2010 and it really helped us out on our taxes.
When you took it to Goodwill did you have to hang around and wait for them to go through everything or did you return later for your "receipt"? My issue is that I want the easiest route with the least hassle that takes the least amount of time. I want to declutter ASAP before we have the house cleaned on Thursday, before Mia's party on Saturday, so my goal is to just Get Rid Of The Crap.
Last night I was on such a rampage that I threw our phone away because I was sick of looking at it. We never use the house phone, it doesn't even work because DH disconnected something, and I can make better use of the wall it was hanging out. I'm pretty sure DH thought I'd turned into a lunatic last night.
With Goodwill drop offs, usually, you drive up (ours has a drive thru bay), they unload your car for you and print a receipt on the spot. They don't go through it all - it's your responsibility to determine the value of the items you are donating, so keep a list as you pack stuff up. Then the receipt usually just says that you donated clothes and household items (or whatever) then you go through your list later and determine the value (the IRS has some guides) and you use that come tax time. I gather stuff for donation several times per year and since they just built a new Goodwill location right by my house it is super convenient!
BFP#1: 01/10, M/C 6w -- BFP#2: 06/10, M/C 5w -- BFP#3: 09/10, DS born June 1, 2011
BFP#4: 07/12, M/C 5w3d -- BFP#5: 12/12, EDD 08/18/13
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Totally understand! They went through the stuff and wrote on a receipt how much of each thing we donated (1 sweater, 2 board games, etc). We used Turbo tax and when you enter each thing you donated, it gives you an amount for each.
You could also donate to your daycare center.
Hey, FIA. Thanks for sharing this!
Also just wanted to let you know that my MIL works for a real estate company and they are having their annual charity yard sale this Saturday. DH and I have already donated things and what is nice about it is that you can take whatever items you would like to donate to the office (in Bel Air near The Festival) during this week and they will store it for you. Then when the stuff sells all of the money goes to Sunshine Kids Foundation. And if the stuff doesn't sell they will haul it away!
Just another idea!
( http://www.sunshinekids.org/ )