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Ways to Give
Donate
In-Kind Products
The Red
Cross is unable to accept small, individual donations or
collections of items such as clothing, food, or cleaning
supplies. The cost to sort, package, and distribute these
types of donations to disaster victims is almost always
greater than the cost of purchasing the items locally, and
it is logistically impossible to distribute a wide variety
of individual items in a meaningful way. While the Red Cross
can not accept the donation of an individual item, you can
support the Red Cross through the online sale of personal
items or support your community by donating these items
to an organization that is equipped to put them to the best
possible local use.
Offers
of sizeable, bulk donations are reviewed to determine if
they meet a current need for disaster victims that can be
addressed by the Red Cross. Bulk donations are typically
new, shrink-wrapped and palletized items, and they are transported
by the donor.
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