With spring just around the corner, you might be starting spring cleaning and decluttering your spaces. If you are getting rid of items in good condition, donate them to the Free Store and help give them a new home!
The Office of Sustainability is hosting a Free Store event on April 8, and will be collecting donations of select items to stock the store’s shelves.
What is a Free Store?
A Free Store, as the name suggests, is a store where all items are free. It provides a space where people can shop for items they are in need of, without financial barriers, and it helps keep unneeded items from landfill.
Items accepted for collection
- Bags (e.g. backpacks and tote bags)
- Art supplies (e.g. canvases, fabric, paint and brushes, yarn)
- Books (e.g. fiction, novels, picture books)
- Entertainment (e.g. board games, cards, toys, video games)
- Electronics (e.g. keyboards, lamps, tabletop fans)
- Kitchenware (e.g. cups, plates, utensils, reusable mugs, water bottles, kettles, toasters, coffee maker, blender, food processor, rice cooker, toaster)
- Office/school supplies (e.g. notebooks, stationery)
Please ensure items are clean and in good working condition. Items that are damaged or otherwise don’t meet the quality expectations will be disposed of by the Office of Sustainability, as appropriate.
If you have any questions about accepted items, please contact sustainability@humber.ca.
Donate for a chance to win
Bring your items to the Office of Sustainability (E103), at the North Campus. We will be accepting donations from March 11 to April 3, from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.. You must drop off items to a member of staff. If we are not in the office, kindly come return at another time – do not leave items outside the office door.
Everyone who donates items for the Free Store during the collection period will be entered in a draw to win a unique Indigenous Box.
Free Store Event
The Free Store will be on April 8, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., at the E Concourse.
This is a drop in event with no registration required.