STORE HOURS:

Dear Forklift Fans - 

In the past year, many of you told us that you were grateful for Community Forklift. You appreciated saving money on useful supplies, and finding vintage items. You were glad that we picked up your donations and helped you get rid of clutter.

Through H.E.L.P (our Home EssentiaLs Program), we gave tens of thousands of dollars of materials to our neighbors in need. For example, we donated:

• a refrigerator, window and stove to a family in Southeast DC after their kitchen caught on fire.
• a dryer and household goods to a Prince George's County resident who found housing after being homeless for over a year.
• a stove and refrigerator to a group home for folks living with mental illness.

You also helped us provide free supplies to dozens of local charities. This year, Community Forklift:

• gave materials to schools, civic groups, public art projects, playgrounds, camps, and community gardens. 
• donated freezers to food pantries, and loaned vintage furniture to community theaters. 
• provided supplies to service groups like Yachad and Christmas in April to build handicap ramps and make home repairs for seniors.

The good news is that interest in Community Forklift keeps growing. But the challenge is that our needs are growing even faster. 

For example, as more builders learn about us, more of them are willing to donate materials -

but they sour on the idea if they have to wait weeks for a pickup appointment! 

So we need more trucks and a larger donations crew to keep up with the demand for pickups. 

Every part of our nonprofit program faces similar growing pains. It also remains an important goal to purchase our warehouse, to ensure that Community Forklift can serve the region for years to come. 

You can donate online or in the warehouse. Checks should be made out to Community Forklift, and can be mailed to 4671 Tanglewood Drive, Edmonston MD 20781.

Together, we'll continue turning trash into treasure and lifting up local communities in 2014!