DONATION OPPORTUNITIES

January 7, 2010 - 10:00 pm

A variety of nonprofit organizations throughout the Las Vegas Valley will accept donations of gently used items. Among them are:

Safe Nest Donation Center

257-3800

Will pick up gently used clothes or small household items.

http://www.safenest.org/pdfs/wishlist.pdf

Opportunity Village

383-5911

In-kind donations include home furnishings, office supplies and equipment.

http://opportunityvillage.org/content/?c=24

Big Brothers/Big Sisters

450-1534

Takes gently used and reusable goods and sell them to Savers stores. Cannot take

furniture or other large items that one person could not carry.

http://www.bbbsn.org/html/Donation_Center.htm

Blind Center of Nevada

642-6000

Computers and monitors. Will destroy hard drive.

Information courtesy The Lakes Professional Organizers

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