Item Donations | Rotary Rummage Sale

How to Donate

YOUR ITEM DONATIONS MAKE A DIFFERENCE

One hundred percent of the more than 150,000 items for sale at the Great Kirkland Rotary Rummage Sale are donated by generous people like you. For many decades, the concept of “Spring Cleaning” has included setting aside valued, but no longer needed, items for the Sale. The Rummage Sale is only possible with your tax-deductible item donations. Thank you for your support year after year!

TRAFFIC NOTE

For dropping off donations, the best way to access Kamiakin Middle School is to go down 132nd Ave. NE and turn west into the parking lot. Volunteers will be there to take your items and hand out donation receipts.

HOW TO MAKE A DONATION

Aside from the limited number of items we cannot accept (see below), we encourage you to collect and, when appropriate, box, or bag your donations for delivery by vehicle to Kamiakin Middle School. In boxing and bagging items, please consider:

If a bag or box is too heavy for you, it probably will be too heavy for us!
If an item has separate parts, please pack them together. With the high number of donations coming in every hour, it is easy for parts to be separated in the shuffle if they are not packed together.
Our shoppers are generally interested in buying items that are in proper working order and appear gently used.

WHEN AND WHERE TO MAKE A DONATION

The 2024 donation drop-off schedule:

Donations accepted:
- July 8, 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
- July 9, 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
- July 10, 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
- July 11, 10:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
- July 12, 10:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Where: Kamiakin Middle School. Click here for a map.

WHAT TO EXPECT

When you drive through the school's main entrance, you will be greeted by volunteers. They will:

Thank you for your item donations and provide you with a tax receipt.
Ask if you have any items we're unable to accept (see below).
Ask if you have items subject to a disposal fee (see below), and collect those fees.
Direct you to the "Curb" where your treasures will be offloaded by a team of volunteers.

The Curb is a very busy place. Please drive slowly, watch out for others, and follow guidance you receive on where to position your vehicle. Please turn off your ignition prior to getting out of your vehicle.

Volunteers will help unload your boxes and bags of items.

Volunteers are eager to help, and it would be helpful if you:

Point out the items you are donating to ensure they are the only things removed from your vehicle.
Provide the volunteers with information about any item you feel needs careful (fragile) or special (valuable) handling.
After all your donations have been offloaded, please proceed to the exit of the school campus.

WHAT WE DO NOT ACCEPT

For a list of items we do not accept, click here. These items:

Are things that are very difficult, if not impossible, to sell (such as used wall-to-wall carpet ... this is our first year, we can not accept vehicles, building supplies, bed mattresses and bed frames, or large furniture --items can be easily moved by two people).
Are dangerous to handle (such as hazardous materials).
Need a warranty we are not capable of offering to our shoppers (such as infant car seats).
Are not lawful for us to accept and sell, such as weapons.

ITEM DONATION CONDITION

Please be aware that any item donations that are in such poor condition that they will be impossible to sell at the Great Kirkland Rotary Rummage Sale, will be regretfully declined.

ITEMS SUBJECT TO A DISPOSAL FEE

For a list of items that require a disposal fee, and fee amounts, click here. These items are ones that, if unsold, are costly for the Rotary Club of Kirkland to dispose of after the Sale. You will be asked to pay a fee for these items by the volunteers who greet you at the school's entrance.

TAX DEDUCTION

Your contributions are tax deductible, and when sold, generate funds used by the Rotary Club of Kirkland to support a wide variety of local and international humanitarian projects, and other worthy causes. Find out more about where the money goes.