by Scott Buga | Feb 10, 2021 | Donations, Donor Spotlight
February 10, 2021 Donations of building materials and home essentials are integral to the work we do here at Community Forklift. These donations reduce waste and provide us with the means to directly provide free and low-cost materials to the community and also stock...
by Scott Buga | Feb 9, 2021 | Donating Funds, Donations
Are you a Salvage Fanatic? An Upcycling Wizard? A Reuse Enthusiast? Wear your Second Hand Heart on your sleeve — or more precisely your chest — with some awesome new Community Forklift swag! Proceeds from the sale will go toward Community Forklift’s mission of...
by Scott Buga | Feb 3, 2021 | Donating Funds, Donations, Events, Events in the Community
Around this time every year, Community Forklift staffers, customers, and volunteers join the Chesapeake Climate Action Network (CCAN) for their Polar Bear Plunge at National Harbor. This event is CCAN’s biggest fundraising event, powering victories to move our region...
by Scott Buga | Feb 2, 2021 | Reuse Inspiration
Vintage and modern hardware for sale at the Community Forklift nonprofit reuse warehouse Is the hardware on your doors or windows encrusted in paint? There’s an easy way to remove those layers covering your hinges, doorknobs, backplates, and escutcheons without...
by Scott Buga | Feb 1, 2021 | News
A different sort of brick shipment recently occupied the loading dock at Community Forklift. On January 27 we palletized nearly 600 pounds of LEGOs! How did all those blocks end up here? In the fall of 2020, Maeve, a DC high school student, came across a video of...
