Mobile Donation Center to Benefit Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Scottsdale

Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Scottsdale Announce “Fill the Truck” Onsite Donation Event

 SCOTTSDALE, AZ – With Spring cleaning right around the corner, many struggle with what to do with clothing and household items that are still usable, but no longer needed.  The Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Scottsdale has a solution for those unused or gently used items.  They will be holding their first ever on-site Thrift Store Donation event on May 9^th from 9 a.m. to  2 p.m. in hopes that they can “Fill the Truck” with clothing, shoes, furniture, jewelry, electronics, sports equipment, artwork,  rugs and other household items that are still in good, workable condition.  The truck will be accepting donations for one day only at the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Scottsdale’s Vestar Branch, located at 3975 E. Lockwood Drive in Phoenix.  All donated items will be available for purchase at the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Scottsdale Thrift Store which is located at 2626 N. Scottsdale Road (one block south of Thomas) in Scottsdale and will go to support youth developmental programs for children and teens in the local community.

If you have questions about the types of items that will be accepted or any other questions regarding the donation center, please call the Thrift Store at 480-949-5787.

Submitted on behalf of The Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Scottsdale
Since 1954, Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Scottsdale has provided more than 100,000 Northeast Valley youth with a positive, supervised environment to explore the power of their potential. Today we serve 15,000 children and teen through the organization’s nine branches and 12 outreach sites located in Scottsdale, Fountain Hills, Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community, Hualapai Indian Community and other Northeast Valley neighborhoods. The Club offers more than 100 youth development programs emphasizing five core areas: the arts; character & leadership development; education & career development; health & life skills; and sports, fitness & recreation.

Angels for Kids is the annual giving campaign for the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Scottsdale in which all proceeds support youth development programs. The 2008-2009 theme Angels for Kids, Mentors for Life reflects the valuable mentoring Club members receive from staff and volunteers that enable them to become future mentors and community leaders. To help support mentoring opportunities at the Club please visit www.bgcs.org.

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