Aberdeen ReStore Seeks Residential And Business Donations

Press release from Habitat for Humanity Susquehanna:

Oct. 22, 2020

The Aberdeen ReStore is seeking donations from the public to help maintain its inventory of items available for sale at its store. Donations can be dropped off to the store, and larger items can be picked up free of charge by appointment. The ReStore’s truck can also be scheduled to pick up items after neighborhood yard sales, or a “Stuff the Truck” event when the community brings its donations to the truck at a designated location/date/time. Proceeds from the sale of the donated items support Habitat for Humanity Susquehanna’s mission.

“One thing the pandemic has taught us is that we need to be adaptable to our changing situation,” said ReStore Manager John Kunzelman. “For instance, reaching out to closing businesses to see if they’d be interested in donating their merchandise. It’s tough when our favorite local stores can’t survive economically now. However, they’ve told us they appreciate the fact that their donations are going to a good cause, and doing some good in the local community.”

At the beginning of the year, the ReStore received a donation of more than 20 pallets of tools and household items from Lidl’s warehouse in Perryville. This donation allowed the ReStore to keep its sales alive after having closed its doors in March due to the pandemic, and reopening to the public three months later in June.

Currently, the ReStore is accepting antiques, appliances (2010 or newer), bathroom vanities, building materials, dressers, household items, kitchen cabinets, lamps, puzzles/games, rugs, seasonal decorations, and upholstered furniture (free of rips and stains).

The Aberdeen ReStore is part home improvement store, part homegoods store, part resale store. It is open to the public Tuesdays (9 AM – 4 PM), Wednesdays to Fridays (11 AM - 6 PM, and Saturdays (9 AM – 4 PM) and is located at 1013 Beards Hill Road, Aberdeen. Donations are accepted on the side of the building (Tuesdays and Saturdays from 9 AM – 3 PM, and Wednesday to Friday from 11 AM – 5 PM). To schedule a donation pick up, visit the website at: https://habitatsusq.org/restore/restore-donations/. To schedule a neighborhood pick up or for questions, email the Aberdeen ReStore at restore@habitatsusq.org or call (443) 567-7698.

This press release was produced by Habitat for Humanity Susquehanna. The views expressed here are the author's own.