Exchanges and Other Event Ideas
- Community-wide garage sale
- Office supply “swap meet”
- Old furniture swap (arrange for Salvation Army pick up of what's left)
- Used electronics swap or sale
- Other swaps like plant swap or garden tool swap
- "Style Is Nothing New" fashion show to teach reuse of clothing
- "Dresses for Divas" fashion show from garage sales or consignment shops
- "Recycled Resources Art Day" using found materials to create artwork
- Shopping spree at a re-sale shop
- Re-sale shop fashion show
- White Elephant gift exchange
- Christmas holiday ornaments
- Magazines donated to hospitals, nursing homes, senior centers, and schools
- Pool supplies, paints, and pesticides
- Furniture rehab
- Garden tools and lawn mower swaps
- Neighborhood Day "Hearts and Hammers" elderly home repairs
- Hold an event on a used-car lot (at an Antique store, etc.)
Booth Ideas
- Magazine art folded to make trees, dolls, etc.
- Jewelry from miscellaneous items, broken jewelry, and beads
- Christmas card collection for new card creation
- Fashion shoes painted and decorated
- Recycled arts and crafts show
- Birdfeeders out of used plastic or metal
- Hats and purses from newspaper and/or other materials
- People wearing reusable items
- Boat making for regattas
Collections For Donation
- Cars – Kidney Foundation and many other charities
- Eyeglasses
- Toys
- Toner cartridges
- Clothing
- “Second Chance” clothing for Back to Work program graduates
- Halloween costumes
- Battery collection or promotion of rechargeable batteries
- Fire extinguishers (Fire Marshall’s Association)
- Computer donation drive for local schools
- School supplies
- Construction materials such as nails, door knobs, mirrors, and light fixtures