Items Suitable for Donation

Medical equipment and supplies.

Wheelchairs, walkers, canes, and scooters.

Clothing and shoes for infants, toddlers, children, teens, men, and women.

Linens: sheets, pillow cases, blankets, towels, face cloths, etc

Tools: manual and power.

Kitchen items of every description:  Pots, pans, knives, cutlery, dishes, cups, scissors, utensils, etc.

Furniture: Tables & chairs, bed side tables, small dressers and wardrobes.

Fishing equipment.

Personal care items (such as shampoo, body lotion, soap, toothpaste, razors, deodorant).

Feminine hygiene products.

Computers: Pentium IV and better ( all computer equipment is inspected and hard drives are wiped of data before sending).

Educational supplies (notebooks, chalk, erasers, pens, pencils).

Bicycles: Adult and child.

Toys of all types, including ride-ons, (must be clean).

Sports equipment and supplies (balls, gloves, air pumps, roller blades, etc)

Exercise equipment.

Musical instruments and accessories (reeds, mouthpieces, strings, drumsticks, etc).[/check-list]

Items NOT Suitable for Donation

Couches, stuffed chairs.

Coffee tables, step tables.

Non functioning equipment.

Items needing repair.

Items needing cleaning/disinfecting.

Large pieces of furniture.

Knick knacks.

Volunteers are needed to help us get items of need, organize, pack, label and fill containers.  Some of the volunteer positions we need help with are:

→ Volunteers who can identify potential sources of supplies and/or donations.

→ Volunteers need to contact and solicit help from these sources.

→ Volunteers are needed to arrange pick ups of donations and supplies, and to get them to the warehouse.

→ Once there, volunteers are need to sort, package, identify, and label all items.

→ On packing days, volunteers are needed to help fill these containers to absolute maximum capacity.

→ Volunteers are then needed to help clean the warehouse and prepare to go through the full cycle again.

The Dubois Charitable Foundation needs a wide range of talents and abilities to make all of this happen.

Perhaps you’re a great communicator!  Help us spread the word!

Maybe you have a vehicle and some time on your hands – a great opportunity to help with pickups.

If you’re close enough to the warehouse, you could join a sorting or packing party!

Our network of volunteers includes people from Woodstock, St. Thomas, London, Brantford, Cambridge, Chatham, Halton, Goderich, Kitchener,Toronto, Oshawa, Cobourg and Barrie.