Hi. I have some furniture to give away and was looking for a service that picks up large pieces (like a couch) from your home. I do not want to post on craig's list type places, makes me nervous when strangers are coming in my home to take a 'look'. These peices are not worth that much and I would like to donate. Any thoughts on who to contact? Thanks in advavce!
If you live relatively close to St. Mary of Vernon in Indian Creek/Vernon Hills, their Sharing Hands program will come pick them up. www.maryofvernon.org
Cancer Federation picks up furtiture. You just have to tell them how many large pieces you have. 800) 962-3260
The National Children's Cancer Society will pick up large items too.
You can get the information and schedule a pick up all online: http://www.nccstruck.com/
The Salvation Army, Children's Memorial White Elephant and many other donation center have pick up trucks that will come to your home and remove the furniture for you.
Hope that helps!
If you live in northern illinois, you can donate it to Clearbrook. They are a group that helps out the mentally retarded. They take all kinds of donations and will even pick it up from your house. Go to www.clearbrook.com and you can get the phone number. Good luck!
AmVets (American Veterans) will pick up from your home.
we use www.freecycle.com to give things away. people will email you when they can come get it and you can just leave it outside and they pick it up. it is a way to help others in need...
Hi Pam,
The Brown Elephant Resale Shop picks up from the Northside and northern/western suburbs -- ###-###-####. For more info. check out http://www.howardbrown.org/hb_brownelephant.asp?id=57
The Ark Thrift Shops will also pick up -- ###-###-#### --- http://www.arkchicago.org/thrift.html
Best,
R.
You can call the Salvation Army. They have a truck that will pick up furniture. They can schedule it and give you a receipt for deduction to your taxes (if you want). Or Purple Heart Veterans also have pick ups reguarly from your home.http://charityguide.org/volunteer/fifteen/furniture-donat...
This website gives you some info.
Hi Pam,
you can call Sarvation Army, they will schedule a pick up time with you. My sister just gave her until apartment to them. The only thing we didn't like is that they have so many pick ups and sometimes they will get to you with a full truck and no room to put the furniture. Make sure you insist on the time that you are available and tell them that if they do not make it to you , the furniture will go somewhere else.
Good luck.
J..
The Ark Resale shop in Chicago picks up furniture.
http://www.arkchicago.org/
Children's Hospital Resale shop also picks up.
http://www.childrensmemorial.org/friends/white_ele.aspx
Also i think Salvation ARmy picks up furn. too.
call the cancer federation (foundation) and the viet nam veterans. both pick up large pieces on particular days that you can schedule ahead of time and leave the furnishings on your driveway. otherwise you can leave it on your curb the night before trash pickup and people always drive the neighborheads for frunishings the night before pickup. I put a couch out once and a divircee came to my door and asked if he could take it because he had his kids on the weekend and needed a bed for them; it was a sleeper sofa. I felt good for having put it out there.
