Donations Welcome

We are excited to share that we have partnered with Paradise Vintage Market! Now, visitors can purchase vintage items while supporting the community.

Proceeds from the booth will be directed towards our various community initiatives, such as the Thomas A. Edison Regional Science and Inventors Fair, World Atlas Giveaway, Bike Safety Days, Fort Myers HS Key Club, and many others.

Check out the list below of accepted donations and get ready for some spring cleaning!

Kiwanis Foundation will accept the following items for donation:

• Clothing, shoes and boots
  
• Jewelry
  
• Personal care items such as shampoo, conditioner, nail polish remover, shaving cream, hairsprays and cosmetics (These are donated to the women’s shelter)
  
• Fragrance items
  
• Books, records, CDs, videotapes, and DVDs
  
• Games, toys, and sports equipment
  
• Housewares: dishes, glassware, kitchen utensils, lamps
  
• Collectibles, antiques, knickknacks, and other giftware
  
• Antique tools- We do not accept power tools or modern hand tools.
  
• Quilts, doilies, embroidery items, tablecloths and vintage fabrics
  
• Vintage record players, stereos, boom box.
  
• Small furniture, especially wicker, bamboo and “Florida Lifestyle” pieces
  
• Small wooden desks, bookcases
  

Items We CANNOT Accept

• Furniture
  
• Heavy sofas, sofa beds, recliners
  
• Mattresses and bed frames
  
• Desks or other office furniture
  
• Large china cabinets
  
• Entertainment Centers
  
• Large exercise equipment
  
• Pianos or organs
  
• CRT TVs
  
• CRT Computer Monitors
  
• Household chemical products such as pesticides, paint, paint thinner, drain cleaner, oven cleaner, aerosols, and other environmentally unfriendly waste products.
  
• Automotive hazardous waste such as tires, lead-acid batteries, additives, gasoline, oils, antifreeze, etc.
  
• Large appliances such as refrigerators, freezers, stoves/ovens, washers/dryers, air conditioners, dehumidifiers, furnaces, trash compactors, water heaters, large console stereos, freon-based appliances, etc.
  
• Carpet or carpet padding
  
• Plumbing fixtures or building materials
  
• Traditional recyclables such as glass, newsprint, office paper, cardboard, plastics, magazines, junk mail, etc.
  
• Weapons such as guns, bows and arrows, ammunition, etc.
  
• Cribs, car seats, walkers or other products that do not meet the current safety standards of the US Consumer Product Safety Commission, including recalled items.
  

Fort Myers Kiwanis Foundation, Inc. is a qualified charitable organization registered with the State of Florida. Registration Number: CH39053

A COPY OF THE OFFICIAL REGISTRATION AND FINANCIAL INFORMATION MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE DIVISION OF CONSUMER SERVICES BY CALLING TOLL-FREE (800-435-7352) WITHIN THE STATE. REGISTRATION DOES NOT IMPLY ENDORSEMENT, APPROVAL, OR RECOMMENDATION BY THE STATE.