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 Please
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Best Home Store!
We only have a few days left to win!
It's that time of the year again - the Washington Post Express is holding the "Best of 2011" contest. As a nonprofit, we don't have room in our budget for advertising, and winning this contest could mean great free publicity for our work! We won it in 2009 and 2010, and each time, we got a surge of phone calls from folks who wanted to donate materials instead of dumping.
1) Go to ExpressNightOut.com/bestof
2) Click on the Shops & Styles section
3) Write in Community Forklift for the "Best Home Store" category
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Fantastic Fall Events!
Monday, Oct. 10th
Cocktails for a Good CauseJoin us from 5-8pm for Community Forklift Happy Hour at the The Passenger. 10% of the bar proceeds will go to us, so you can support your favorite reuse program while enjoying the Passenger's famous cocktails. Near the DC Convention Center at 1021 7th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20001.
Saturday, Oct. 22nd EXTRAVAGANZA at our warehouse!
Advance tickets are just ten bucks!!
It's gonna be our wildest party yet, featuring:
The DC Lady Arm Wrestlers,
Eat Wonky food truck,
DJ One HeART Muzik,
DJ Booger,
adult beverages, &
$5,000 worth of silent auction prizes!
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Motown Mama (otherwise known as Kitty S., our very own Reuse Associate) is getting pumped for her match! |
Standing-room tickets are $10 in advance and $15 at the door. There are also a limited number of $25 VIP ringside seats. Click here to purchase tickets. Credit cards will be accepted for the food truck & silent auction - but don't forget to bring cash for betting and beverages!
The party will be held at the Community Forklift warehouse (4671 Tanglewood Drive, Edmonston/Hyattsville MD). Proceeds will support our work to reduce waste, create green jobs, & make repairs affordable for homeowners, nonprofits, & small businesses. For example, we're trying to raise money to buy & improve our warehouse, and we hope to get a second truck for picking up donations!
Can you donate a silent auction prize?
For info on sponsorships, volunteering, or to donate a silent auction item, contact Christine McCoy at RecycleGal(at)hotmail.com, or 202-246-0163.
Big thanks to the people making this possible:
  
DJ One HeART Muzik
Dave McDuff & Sue Murray, Bartenders
Curtis Stoltzfus, AV Production Services
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October Sales
 75% off Medicine Cabinets
Take 75% off all mirrored medicine cabinets priced at $35 or less  (Sale does not include items without price tags, or items from our consignment partners). Here's great project idea from A Beach Cottage: buy several vintage cabinets, and detach the mirrors (you can leave the metal cabinet parts at Community Forklift to be recycled). Then, hang them on a wall to bring light into a dark corner or hallway!
 50% off Kitchen Cabinet Sets
Take 50% off the marked prices on
most kitchen cabinet sets.
(Sale does not apply to select sets, individual cabinets, bathroom vanity cabinets, other types of furniture, or cabinets without price tags).
We are discounting these sets to make room for our big Extravaganza - so please note that cabinets purchased by Oct. 20th must be removed from the store before Oct. 22nd.
50% off Fireplace Mantels
Take half off all mantels with orange price tags marked at $375 or less (Sale does not apply to mantels with white price tags, to mantels without price tags, or to other types of fireplace surrounds or equipment).
Perhaps you don't have a fireplace. Well, mantels also make great headboards, or entryway organizers.
Design Sponge featured this colorful bookshelf, which could be a great way to create a focal point in a bland room. In a narrow living room, it also could be used for shallow storage space underneath a flat-screen TV.
50% off Salvaged Doors
Take half off salvaged doors marked at $50 or less, including interior, exterior, hollow-core, solid wood, screen, storm, security, and french doors (Sale does not apply to surplus/new doors, cabinet doors, sets of doors, doors in frames, or doors without price tags).
This month, they are cheap enough that you can afford to experiment! Create a chalkboard to plan your week, or get inspired by this room divider created by Forklift Fan Lisa Lincoln. For a rustic table like the one recently featured on Content in a Cottage, just add sawhorses.
 50% off Neutral Ceramic Tile
Take 50% off the marked price on standard ceramic tile (Sale does not include other sizes or types of tile; unusual glazes, shapes, or colors; decorative, terra cotta, glass, or stone tiles; or items from our consignment partners).
 20% off Lighting in Salvage Arts
Take 20% off the marked price on vintage light fixtures with white hanging tags, including chandeliers, sconces, Victorian, schoolhouse industrial, and Deco fixtures (Sale does not include other electrical items or lights with orange tags).
 Featured Item:
Vintage Hooks
Our Salvage Arts consignment partner recently brought in a big lot of antique coat hooks! There are a variety of styles, priced from $1 to $10 each. Prices as marked
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 Dirt-cheap plants, straw bales, decking, & more!
Landscaping materials
arriving Oct. 5th
Did you get a chance to visit the Solar Decathalon down on the Mall? The U.S. Department of Energy challenged collegiate teams to design, build, and operate solar-powered houses that are cost-effective, energy-efficient, and attractive.
As they break down their exhibits, many of the teams have contacted us about donating truckloads of leftover landscaping items. We're still not sure exactly what we'll get, but starting this Wednesday, Oct. 5th, it will all be here waiting for you!
 Priced to move
We don't have much room for this stuff, and we're not set up to water hundreds of plants - so we will be pricing them to move! For example, we expect that most shrubs, grasses, and trees will be priced at $1 - $10 each. Straw bales (perfect for a fall or Halloween display in your yard) will be only $2 each.
Freebies to nonprofits
Please spread the word: we may be able to donate some of these materials to nonprofits and community gardens! (you just need to bring in your 501c3 letter)
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We're open:
Wed & Th 10-8
Fri, Sat, & Sun 9-6
(Closed on Mondays & Tuesdays)
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Community News
Have you checked out our calendar recently? There are great events all over the region, including:
* This weekend, Oct. 1st - 2nd, Metro DC Tour of Solar Homes and Buildings. Over 50 homes will be available for the curious to check out solar techologies & sustainable design.
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