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                                  Tax deductible donations of materials or equipment:

                                  General Acceptance Criteria

                                  1. All donated items must be in new or good reusable condition. We cannot accept items that are damaged beyond repair, or that have missing parts. Materials should be clean with no peeling paint, serious dents, chips, or rust.

                                  2. We cannot accept hazardous materials. This includes items containing PCB’s, asbestos, mercury, or lead paint; and flammable compounds.

                                  3. Items must be delivered to our facility. Please submit a donation inquiry form (below our wish list) prior to drop-off. Until we secure more funding to purchase a box truck, pick-up service is available only on a limited basis. Please contact us to discuss your needs.

                                  Our Wish list of Items We Can Accept:

                                  Art Supplies:

                                  Paper, paint, picture frames, paint brushes for all mediums, pencils, charcoal, pastels, etc. Aside from materials, we are also in need of certain pieces of art equipment: Screen printing equipment, drying racks, chairs and stools, easels, digital cameras, etc.


                                  Office/Kitchen Supplies:
                                  Everything from reams of environmentally friendly paper, pens, staples, and envelopes to kitchen cleaners,  dish washing liquid, paper plates and serving trays. Folding chairs. We can use it all!


                                  Electronics:
                                  Laptop computers, scanners, color printers, overhead projector, video camera, etc.

                                  Please let us know what you'd like to donate by filling out the contact form to the right and we will contact you about our current needs and the equipment drop off and pick up times available.

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                                  Fire is located at 1249 Portage Rd., Kalamazoo, MI 49001 * 269-344-6659 * fire@thisisfire.com