WHAT HAPPENS TO THE DONATIONS  ?

All donations received must be sorted, processed, reviewed for usable content, packaged and prepared for distribution to the Mission's OPPORTUNITY STORES. The Mission uses strict guidelines in the preparation of materials for distribution to the stores.  These guidelines do not allow soiled, torn, or damaged clothing or other unacceptable items to be put in the stores for sale.  Just as pride of ownership comes through paying small amounts for the items sold, so is that same pride realized in quality of materials.  

The materials received are sorted by seasons of the year, male or female, adult or children, and types of materials.  The Mission is frugal in its use of the materials provided.  If the materials are not usable for the stores, they are sold as rags. We wish we could make repairs to appliances and furniture; however, the work would be too costly, and we would be unable to recover the cost of the repairs.  Consequently, furniture and small appliances are not repaired.

Distribution of all prepared materials is made to the Mission's stores using the same trucks that are used for pickups at the churches.  Two drivers are on the road on a full-time basis.  Others are used to relay loaded and empty trucks throughout the distribution areas and to our own stores.

HOW DO I GET ON THE PICK UP SCHEDULE?

Contact us at the office (606-666-7795), or (andy.mitchell@methodistmoutnainmission.org) and we’ll be glad to add you to the next pick up in your area.

CAN I HAVE MY DONATIONS PICKED UP BEFORE/AFTER THE SCHEDULED ROUTE CLOSEST TO ME?

Possibly. Keep in mind, we have 5 large box trucks and they are mostly used for the pick up routes. We may have time and a truck available to make a special pick up, and we’d be glad to, but we prefer if most pick ups would be on our normal routes.

WHAT IS THE BEST WAY TO PACKAGE DONATIONS?

All donations (if possible) should be boxed or bagged. We prefer “banana” or “egg” boxes, as we can reuse those types of boxes.

IS THERE ANYTHING THAT SHOULDN’T BE DONATED?

We accept all your good, usable donations. However, here is a short list of some items we have a difficult time finding a home for.

• Encyclopedias

• Hymnals

• Anything extremely heavy (i.e. pianos, organs)

• Non-working appliances, tools, etc.