The survival center is a non-profit organization, under section 501 3© of the Internal Revenue Code (our tax exempt number is 042-77-6526). Donors may deduct contributions of money, food, clothing or household items for tax purposes. We will accept donations throughout these hours as well. We have many contributors from the Franklin area community - See the list Use our secure system to make a donation & to instantly print out a tax deductible receipt to file with you taxes. Franklin Area Survival Center, 96 Fourth Street Turners Falls, MA 01376 The store can also accept donations of food for the pantry. If you have large items to donate, please call us to arrange a pick-up or drop off (to be sure that we can accept your item at that time). Our telephone number is 413-863-9549. Please remember our thrift store helps finance our food pantry and pay the bills. Our driver has the discretion of rejecting any items he feels are not acceptable for resale in our thrift store.

Please call the site supervisor with any questions regarding donations. The Survival Center can always use donations of furniture, household items, and clothing for our thrift store. Please do not leave donations outside of the store during non-business hours. Please do not leave bags of clothing outside our doors - feral cats in the area cause us to lose the contents.black leather chair dfs We accept donations of estates and store close outs, Please contact the site supervisor to arrange pick up. table and chair rental woburn maFurniture should be in good condition (all drawers are functional, no missing knobs or shelves, no excessive scratches, cracks or breaks, or dents, etc).baseball glove chair ottoman set

Clothing should be free of rips, stains, holes, and be in good condition. They should not be faded or dirty. We do not have facilities to wash clothing at the Survival Center so please be sure that clothing is in Ready to Sell condition. Large items such as furniture (and large amounts of clothing) can be arranged to be picked up by our driver.antilop high chair assembly instructions We have had a few people dropping items off after hours. beach chair rental boca ratonWe appreciate your donations, but please do not leave them after hours. lazy boy chair costcoWe have a problem with feral cats in the area. cheapest bugaboo bee pushchair

They spray the items and they are then useless to us and we have to pay to dispose of them. The higher costs of disposing of these items takes away from our food budget! Please, we have very needy people relying on us to provide them with food, so please bring your good, sellable, clean donations to us during our open hours. cheap table and chairs telfordIllegal dumping has happened as well. wheelchair purchase austin txLarge items have been dropped off when we are closed. Most of the larger items are not sellable. They are dirty, ripped, water logged and smelly. The Board of Directors thank you in advance for understanding about this. And we thank you for your support throughout the years. The Franklin Area Survival Center's Board of Directors would like to thank the many wonderful community members who have donated to us on a regular basis during the past year (some on a regular basis for numerous years!).

Without your continued contributions, whether it was monetary or food, we could not have continued to do the job that we do. We would also like to thank the following businesses and groups who have held food drives, donated produce and/or food items: American Legion, Post 266 - Turners Falls Boy Scout Troops 16 and 5, Greenfield Girl Scout Troop 40050, Conway Cub Scout Packs 3 and 367, Greenfield Brick House, Turners Falls Farren Care Center employees, Turners Falls Judd Wire, Turners Falls WHAI- AM/FM Radio, Greenfield Elk’s Emblem Club, Greenfield Episcopal Church, Turners Falls Fill the Belly Bus Fundraiser and business affiliates First Congregation Church of Montague First Congregation Church-South Deerfield First Congregational Church, Charlemont Franklin County Technical School Gill-Montague Regional Schools (employees and students) Girard Valley View Family Farm Great Falls Middle School

Greenfield Boy and Cub Scout Troops Holy Name of Jesus-South Deerfield Holy Trinity Church – Greenfield K & L Organic Farm Local Brown Bag Affiliates Montague Center Fire District Silver Thorne Theater Co. Spiritual Alliance Church of Lake Pleasant St. Andrews Church-Turners Falls Steve’s Aubuchon of Turners Falls First Congregational Church of Sunderland Community Health Charities of N.E. dba UMASS Community Campaign Church World Services, CROP Walk The Rosenberg Committee, Amherst Trinity Church, Shelburne Falls United Church of Bernardston Up in Gill Farm Women of the Moose We would also like to thank the many anonymous donators that have helped us continue our mission of feeding the hungry throughout this past year, whether it was through food or monetary donations.  We appreciate your continued support.Water Soluble Bags are an environmentally-friendly and hygienic solution to minimize contact between staff and contaminated laundry.