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Visit the Warehouse
and See What's New!4671 Tanglewood Drive
Hyattsville, MD 20781
301.985.5180
Click here for directions
Hours: Wednesday 12-7
Thurs-Sat 9-5
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Attention
Contractors:
WANT
MORE BUSINESS?
Give
your customers a break!
Don't
pay to dispose of used building materials
SUNDAY'S WORKSHOP CANCELED! Please be sure to RSVP if you plan to attend on Tuesday afternoon!
Deconstruction the old, unsustainable way
Training a crew to carefully salvage materials
Now
more than ever, people want to save money on home projects. You can offer them a tax deduction for
donating their salvaged building materials to Community Forklift.
Sign
up for a "Contractor/Handyperson Orientation" at Community Forklift and find out what
we take, how it works and how to make it work for you! We will answer all your questions so that you
are prepared to offer these services. We make it simple and easy. Space is limited, so please make sure you are
available!
** TUESDAY, MARCH 24 at 3:30 serving pizza and soda.
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Earn free stuff!
Wow, we're getting popular!
Community Forkift has been invited to spring festivals around the region, and we need more volunteers to make it possible. We need help every Saturday from now until June. The week of Earth Day will be extra crazy - we've been invited to 5 different places on April 18th!
Are you willing to help customers at the warehouse, or hand out brochures at our festival booth? Remember, you'll earn store credit! Please contact Ruthie right away at Ruthie@CommunityForklift.com or 301-985-5180.
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Reminder: March Sales!
Semiannual Tool Sale March 28!
Come at 9 am to get the first look at our
vintage and modern hand tools, small power tools, and hardware!
(Volunteers may use up to $75 of
their store credit on tool sale items)
50% off Ceramic Tile
Take half off all regular ceramic
tile (Sale does not include subway, mosaic, stone, glass, or other specialty
tile).
50% off Toilets
Take half off all tanks, bowls, lids,
and complete toilets marked $35 or below.
50% off salvaged Wood Windows
Take half off all used rectangular
wood windows with clear glass (Sale does not include surplus windows; vinyl
windows; specialty shapes or frosting; or antique, pebbled, or painted glass).
Low, low prices on surplus
fire-rated slab steel doors!
Priced as marked. Doors usually sell for $120 - $150
retail. Our price is only $15 - $20!
We hate to have to
say this, but...don't bother scratching price tags off! Any item without a price tag is not eligible for the March sale.
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Presenting...CF's Spring
Workshop Series!
Customers are always asking us how to use certain items that we
sell--we're working to put together a comprehensive how-to workshop
series that will enable our customers to make better use of our reused
materials!
Once a Month, Sundays at 2pm
PLEASE RSVP!
Sunday March 22, 2-4pm
THIS WEEKEND!
How to use re-claimed materials in your garden
Facilitated by CF employee Bea Trickett, CF Volunteer Susan Chapin, CF Board Member Elizabeth Leigh, and Sarah Murphy of Canopy Greenroofs
A
workshop to inspire you to use reclaimed materials when planning your
spring garden projects! We will look at projects relevant to vegetable
and rooftop gardens, as well as landscaping and garden decoration.
Sunday April 26, 2-4pm:
How to rewire a simple light fixture, facilitated by CF Volunteer Dave Roeder
Sunday May 10, 2-4pm:
How to diagnose and repair a leaky water wasting toilet, taught by Plumber YB Leaky
Limited Space
Pre-Registration and Pre-payment Required
$15 per person workshop fee
($17 if using Paypal to cover their fee)
Click here to sign up, and for more details!
If you or someone you know would like to facilitate a workshop teaching some aspect of working with reused materials, please contact Bea Trickett at bea@communityforklift.com
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News from the Forklift Fans:* Is this the year you'll finally install a rain barrel to save money and water? To to do it yourself, go to http://www.dnr.state.md.us/ed/rainbarrel.html ...or you can attend a workshop or purchase a rainbarrel from The Interstate Commission on the Potomac River Basin - for more info, go to http://www.potomacriver.org/cms/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=50&Itemid=69
* Any women looking for a new career? The Washington Area Women in the Trades (WAWIT) provides a 6-week construction training program for women, and the next class starts March 30, 2009! LOCATION: YWCA National Capital Area, 624 Ninth Street, NW, by the Gallery Place Metro. They provide hands-on training at local union centers; reading, math, financial literacy and computer classes; CPR and other certifications; physical fitness training; intensive job placement help; and ongoing support for graduates. To find out more, call 202-626-0700 ext. 39 or go to http://www.ywcanca.org/pdf/WAWIT%20Recruit%20Flyer%20Class%206.pdf
* A large, beautiful crape myrtle tree is slated to be bulldozed in Waldorf, MD. Unfortunately, the Forklift does not have the ability to remove it. If you know someone who might be interested in removing it, please contact Ruthie at Ruthie@communityforklift.com
* The Sustainable Design Group is holding a "Zero Energy Earth Home Construction Demonstration" for DC region green construction industry, media, and state & local policymakers. The manufacture of Compressed Earth Brick (CEBs) will be demonstrated on Saturday March 21, 2009 from 11am-2 pm on-site at the "Falls Church Erdhaus" at 306-B Grove Avenue in Falls Church, VA. If you are unable to attend this demonstration, you can follow the construction progress at http://fallschurcherdhaus.blogspot.com/
* Brian Higgins of Green Home, LLC invites you to visit his booth at the Go Green America Trade Show
Dates: Saturday, March 28, 2009 - Sunday, March 29, 2009
Location: Montgomery County Fairgrounds
16 Chestnut St, Gaithersburg, MD 20877 Times: Saturday 10 am - 7 pm and Sunday 10 am - 5 pm
Website: http://gogreenamericaexpo.com/
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Workshops at Urban Solar Solutions (our next-door-neighbor!)
March 22, 2009 Green Money for Homeowners
Learn
how the Stimulous Plan signed on Tuesday may help you green your home.
Learn about the latest energy efficiency tax changes, grant programs
and other sources of funds for improving your home. From federal
incentives to state grants to private foundation funds, we will run
down some of the biggest and best programs and give you tips on how to
gain access to assistance available to every income level.
In May, look out for our first ever Solar Cookoff.
Purchase a solar oven now to start perfecting your best recipes or
make your own. Urban Solar Solutions carries ovens and magazines and
books on how to cook with the sun. Funds will be raised to support
Solar Household Energy, Inc., the nonprofit corporation that supplies
solar ovens for inPrizes to be announced.
All the programs
will be at the Urban Solar Solutions store at 4641 Tanglewood Drive,
Hyattsville, MD 20781. For details or to register go to
www.urbansolarsolutions.com or call 301 209 0011 during business hours.
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