A big thanks to all of the tireless volunteers and University community members who made this program such a wild success in its inaugural year!
View pictures from the event!
- Read about us in the news -
UConn Program Donates Trash to Non-Profits
(Hartford Courant -- May 9, 2009)
Students urged to give before they go
(Willimantic Chronicle -- May 9-10, 2009)
Students' items to go to charity
(Journal Inquirer -- May 6, 2009)
Give & Go 2009 collected 9000 lbs. of materials that were donated to 20 different local town agencies and non-profit organizations.
Furniture: 2,747 lbs.
Appliances: 1,269 lbs.
Area rugs: 1,740 lbs.
Non-perishable foods: 791 lbs.
Clothing & Shoes: 722 lbs.
Assorted linens: 278 lbs.
Categories weighing in below 200 lbs. included: paper goods, cleaning supplies, laundry supplies, personal hygiene items, kitchen supplies, school supplies, sports equipment, and assorted others.
Organizations receiving these materials included:
| Daily Bread (Putnam) |
Mansfield Youth Services |
| Bolton Veterinary Hospital (Bolton) |
Tabor House (Hartford) |
| Coventry Human Services |
Domestic Violence Shelter (Willimantic) |
| Covenant Soup Kitchen (Willimantic) |
Channel 3 Kids Camp (Andover) |
| Glastonbury Junior Women’s Club |
Ashford Food Bank |
| Tri-Town Shelter (Rockville) |
Windham Area Interfaith Ministry (Willimantic) |
| Cornerstone Shelter (Rockville) |
Salvation Army (Hartford) |
| Habitat ReStore (Hartford) |
Unitarian Fellowship of Storrs (Storrs) |
| Mansfield Human Services |
New Beginnings Women’s Crisis Center (NH) |
| Shepherd’s Place Soup Kitchen (Manchester) |
Hockanum Valley Community Council (Vernon) |
If you are interested be involved with Give & Go 2010, please contact Jennifer Sayers at
486-5773 or jennifer.sayers@uconn.edu
Another big thanks to our partners!
Department of Residential Life
Department of Dining Services
Office of Environmental Policy
Office of Community Outreach
Town of Mansfield
U-HAUL
Green Grads
EcoHusky
Facilities
Central Stores
This year, instead of simply throwing away any gently used items that don't fit in your car/bus/train/plane, you can donate them to local non-profit organizations and town agencies to be put to good use in our local community!
A small force of UConn students, faculty, and staff will be waiting for your donations at collection locations in most of the residential areas around campus.
View a map of collection locations here.
Please consider volunteering a couple hours of your time to help out! Volunteers can sign up here.
Collection locations will be open:
11:00-5:00
Tuesday (May 5) - Sunday (May 10).
We are accepting the following items:
Household Goods
Clothes & Shoes
Bedding & Linens
Furniture
Mini drawer sets
Sporting Goods
Vacuums
Appliances
Cleaning Supplies (open is OK)
Nonperishable Food
Toiletries (open is OK)
Office Supplies
Towels
Lamps
Fans
Rugs
Laundry Detergents (open is OK)
