Resources and Events from In Its Place
Products
Here are some different products you might find helpful during the organizing
process:
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Organized AtoZ presents some of the most useful and elegant
organizing products available today.
- The
Office Connection, offering Westmoreland County’s best
selection of office supplies and new and “scratch & dent”
furniture
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Game Savers
- The Ball
Claw organizes sports balls of all type.
- My
Vital Files has many great home filing solutions, from
complete home filing solutions to hanging folders and locking
file boxes.
- UniKeep
focuses on binders and media strorage.
Local Recycling and Donation Resources
| CATEGORY |
AGENCY/ORGANIZATION |
WEBSITE/CONTACT INFO |
| Food donations |
Westmoreland County Food
Bank |
www.wcfb.info |
| Book donations |
YWCA of Westmoreland County |
No textbooks or encyclopedias,
please
www.ywcawestmoreland.org/LiteracyProgram.asp |
| Prom gown donations |
Angela’s Angels |
www.angelasangels.org |
| Clothing, furniture, and household items
donations |
YWCA Thrift Shop
(Also does consignment) |
www.ywcawestmoreland.org/ThriftShop.asp |
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AMVETS |
www.amvets.org or
www.amvetsnsf.org
412-937-9345
AMVETS Community Thrift Center
McKeesport, PA
23500 Noblestown Road
Pittsburgh, PA 15220
Call 412-937-9010 for pickups |
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Christian Layman Corp |
724-834-4464
258 E Pittsburgh St, Greensburg, PA
Will do pickup |
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St. Vincent de Paul |
724-836-1077
126 S. Main St., Greensburg, PA
For other stores in PA, please visit:
http://www.svdpusa.org/Stores/tabid/62/Default.aspx?state=PA#bop |
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Help 1 UP |
www.help1up.org - Click on
Donate Furniture, type in zip code to find furniture bank
near you |
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Salvation Army Thrift
Stores |
www.salvationarmyarc.org click
on Store Locations, then click on your state for alphabetical list
by city
www.satruck.com/FindDropoff.aspx Type in your zip code to find
dropoff location near you
Or call 1-800-95-TRUCK (1-800-958-7825) to arrange for a pickup of
clothing or furniture. (Only furniture that is in sellable or easily
repairable condition, please.) |
| Other resale shops and consignment
stores |
Yellow Pages |
www.yellowpages.com - Type
in resale shops, then type in zip code |
| Swap/sell fashion and accessories
online |
SwapStyle |
www.swapstyle.com |
| DVD and VHS donation |
AMVETS |
www.operationdvd.us/about.php |
| Shredding services |
Westmoreland County Blind
Association |
www.wcbainpa.org |
| Electronics recycling |
Loyalhanna Watershed |
www.loyalhannawatershed.org |
| Recycling drop-off locations for
recyclable materials including newspapers, magazines,
catalogs, phone books, etc. |
PA Dept of Environmental
Protection
See web site for comprehensive list
(click on Recycling Drop-off Locations, then search for
items you want to recycle and location nearest you.) |
http://www.dep.state.pa.us/dep/deputate
/airwaste/wm/RECYCLE/Recycle.htm |
| Recycling, proper disposal |
PA Cleanways
Westmoreland Cleanways |
www.PACleanways.org
www.WestmorelandCleanways.org |
| Specialty recycling, including
tires, antifreeze, paint, etc. |
PA Dept of Environmental
Protection
See web site for comprehensive list
(click on Recycling Drop-off Locations, then search for
items you want to recycle and location nearest you.) |
http://www.dep.state.pa.us/dep/deputate/
airwaste/wm/RECYCLE/Recycle.htm |
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also visit: |
www.earth911.org
www.electronicsrecycling.org
www.greenerchoices.org |
| Cell phone and rechargeable
battery donation and recycling |
PA Dept of Environmental
Protection |
www.call2recycle.org or
www.rbrc.org |
| Musical Instruments |
Hungry for Music
Gives your old instrument a second life in the hands of a
child who really needs it. |
www.hungryformusic.com
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| Children's Books |
Reader to Reader
Provides books suitable for pre-K to high school students to
needy school libraries across the US. |
www.readertoreader.org |
| Eyeglasses |
Gift the Gift of Site
Eyewear brought to your local LensCrafters, Pearle Vision,
Sears Optical, Target Optical, BJ’s Optical store or to any
participating independent optometrist is then distributed
internationally to recipients who match the prescriptions. |
www.givethegiftofsight.com |
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Upcoming Events
Reclaim Your Space!
What: Put Everything in its Place and
Reclaim Your Space
When: Wednesday, April 30, 2008
10:15 a.m. –
11:00
a.m.
Where: Carnegie Library, Squirrel Hill
Pittsburgh,
PA; please call 412-422-9650
If clutter and disorganization are getting the best of you, learn
how to start to put everything in its place and reclaim your space!
By Jody Adams, owner of In Its Place.
Service Area
In Its Place provides professional home organizing and office
organizing services. Our service area includes but is not
limited to: Westmoreland County and the Pittsburgh region, including
the communities of Apollo, Churchill, Delmont, Derry, Export,
Greensburg, Hempfield Township, Irwin, Jeannette, Latrobe, Ligonier,
Lower Burrell, Manor, McKeesport, Monroeville, Mount Pleasant,
Murrysville, New Kensington, New Stanton, North Huntingdon, Penn
Hills, Penn Township, Pittsburgh, Salem Township, Scottdale,
Somerset, Squirrel Hill, Trafford, Uniontown, Vandergrift, White
Oak, and Youngwood.
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