Before and After: Creative uses for salvaged materials from the reuse warehouse

by Community Forklift Team | May 31, 2023 | Blog, Customer Creations, Green Living, Ideas for Reuse, Ideas for Reuse & Repurposing

This vintage door from Community Forklift got a fabulous refinish! The woodgrain looks amazing in the door’s new spot at the entrance to the pantry. Thanks for giving this salvaged door a major glow-up and saving it from the landfill! Photo by @thy_shirt_builds...

Just in time for a creative spring: tessellated tiles and art classes at Greenbelt Recreation

by Community Forklift Team | Mar 30, 2023 | Blog, Community Giving Programs, Community Happenings, Ideas for Reuse, Ideas for Reuse & Repurposing, Non-profit partners, Our Partners

Learn how to create fun tessellated tile art with artist Racquel Keller. Community Forklift’s Community Giving Manager Susana also has a cameo! In 2022, Community Forklift’s Community Building Blocks program provided Springhill Lake Elementary School in...

Before and After: Forklift Fans put salvaged materials to good reuse

by Community Forklift Team | Mar 8, 2023 | Blog, Customer Creations, Green Living, Ideas for Reuse, Ideas for Reuse & Repurposing

Would you like to share a project that you’ve completed using salvaged materials from Community Forklift? Send photos and a short description to outreach@CommunityForklift.org or tag us on Instagram, Facebook, or Twitter! The high concentration of Community...

Before and After: Reuse ideas for salvaged materials from Community Forklift

by Community Forklift Team | Feb 7, 2023 | Blog, Customer Creations, Green Living, Ideas for Reuse, Ideas for Reuse & Repurposing

Would you like to share a project that you’ve completed using salvaged materials from Community Forklift? Send photos and a short description to outreach@CommunityForklift.org or tag us on Instagram, Facebook, or Twitter! A fireplace (even a faux one!) is an...

Before and After: Secondhand materials from Community Forklift find new uses

by Community Forklift Team | Jan 4, 2023 | Blog, Customer Creations, Green Living, Ideas for Reuse, Ideas for Reuse & Repurposing

Would you like to share a project that you’ve completed using salvaged materials from Community Forklift? Send photos and a short description to outreach@CommunityForklift.org or tag us on Instagram, Facebook, or Twitter! Check out the glow on that golden...

Free materials for a Little Free Library and food pantry at Cherokee Lane Elementary School

by Community Forklift Team | Dec 28, 2022 | Blog, Community Giving Programs, Forklifter Profiles, Green Living, Ideas for Reuse, Ideas for Reuse & Repurposing, Non-profit partners, Our Partners

Cherokee Lane Elementary School in Adelphi, Maryland, revamped its Little Free Library and Food Pantry using free materials supplied through Community Forklift’s Community Building Blocks program. Cherokee Lane Elementary was inspired to take on a community...