Each year, the Clarkson Take It or Leave It program diverts tons of valuable material from the landfill by diverting usable goods and materials to members of our campus community and through local nonprofits.
The large TILI tent will be set up near Cheel Arena from Wednesday, April 30th until May 6th. You can drop off materials directly at this tent on work days between 10am – 4pm.
Smaller tents will be located near apartments and dorms from Sunday April 27th through Monday May 5th, and items can be dropped off there at any time.
Please consider donating and/or volunteering this Spring during the student move-out season! Faculty and Staff participation is highly encouraged! And, we encourage faculty, staff, and students to “shop” the tents — you never know what you may find.
- What will we take?
- Textiles (dry and clean), high quality for reuse
- Textiles for recycling – PLEASE BAG AND LABEL!!
- Appliances/electronics that are in working order for donation (hair dryers, microwaves, irons, phones, printers, computers) or…
- Furniture – No broken furniture
- Food – Non Perishable, unopened
- Office & school supplies
- Household goods – No broken glass!
- Electronic waste for recycling – PLEASE LABEL!!
- Volunteers are needed!
- Volunteers help:
- Transport materials from small tents around campus to main tent
- Sort and display items in main tent
- Volunteers help:
- We Donate to Local Nonprofits!
- If you know of a nonprofit in need, we are inviting local groups to come to the tent starting on Saturday, May 3rd. Everything must be cleaned up by the end of the day on May 6th.
For more information contact Evelyn Laferriere (laferrep@clarkson.edu) or Angelina Zeoli (zeoliam@clarkson.edu)