Silver and Gold Magazine Summer 2017 | Page 15

DONATE YOUR FURNITURE Downsize/Move/Design/Set-up We will help with your move and set-up in your new home... We look after the details and alleviate the stress associated with moving. Answering every need in your move transition with a completed functional suite the evening of the move. Honouring Our Fathers and Our Mothers Contact us for a Free Consultation Halton:647.714.8145 Hamilton & area:905.769.0811 Furniture Bank is a registered charity & social enterprise that provides gently used furniture and household goods to people who have recently transitioned out of homelessness, women and children escaping abusive situations, and refugees and newcomers to Canada. Since 1998, Furniture Bank has been picking up gently used and clean furniture and other items, then delivering them to people most in need: Families referred to them by over 80 social service agencies and shelter organizations in Toronto and surrounding area (From Oshawa through to Hamilton area). The furniture pick up service is provided for a fee, which helps to cover the charity’s costs. Since 1998, Furniture Bank has been able to help over 70,000 individuals and almost 29,000 families. Some of the accepted items include Dining and Living Rooms (book shelves, sofas, tables, chairs, lamps), Kitchen and Housewares (cookware, bakeware, cutlery, artwork, small area rugs), Electronics (tv’s smaller than 32”, fans, heaters, stereos, DVD players), Bedroom items (dressers, desks, metal bed frames, linens) plus clothing of all sizes and for all seasons, and accessories such as purses, belts, and hats. [email protected] www.movingourseniors.com For more information, to book a pick-up, volunteer or donate, or to receive assistance please call 416-934-1229 or visit www.furniturebank.org Silver & Gold Magazine ~ Summer 2017 15