Trash to Treasure

2009 Trash to Treasure Calendar

Saturday, May 30, 2009 - Trash to Treasure Stadium Sale

What is the Trash to Treasure Stadium Sale? This exciting event is a partnership between Penn State University and the Centre County United Way. The sale starts with donations of wonderful, usable items from the Penn State residence hall student population at University Park, which numbers 14,000 students. Measurable outcomes from the 2006 sale included:

• 66 tons of usable items saved from the landfill
• Donation of 6 tons of food to local food banks
• $50,000 for distribution to agencies funded by Centre County United Way

What's for Sale?

• Thousands of area rugs
• Hundreds of pieces of furniture
• Hundreds of electronics (computers, TV's and more)
• Thousands of household items
• Top brand label clothing, shoes, and accessories
• Bedding
• Toys
• Sporting Goods
• Hundreds of BRAND NEW items, with tags on!

Event Sponsors The event is jointly sponsored by the Centre County United Way and Penn State University, with key involvement from many Penn State groups, including Business and Auxiliary Services, Residence Life, Housing and Food Services, Physical Plant, Intercollegiate Athletics and Salvage and Surplus.

For additional information, contact one of the following members of the Trash to Treasure Steering Committee:

Volunteers Needed! Hundreds of volunteers help collect, sort and stage the event over the 3 week period prior to the sale.  They work in AM or PM shifts.  On Sale Day, volunteers are needed for 3 hour shifts throughout the day, to help with sales and more.  Volunteer on your own, or bring out a group of friends or colleagues for a half day and volunteer together!  To volunteer, contact the United Way at 238-8283, info@ccunitedway.org. 

Student Donations Donations for the Trash to Treasure Sale come from students living on the University Park campus.  A donation drive takes place in the dorms every spring during the last week of the semester and finals week.  For additional information on the donation drive, or where to make donations, visit www.hfs.psu.edu/treasure.

With the magnitude of receiving so many donations for re-sale, we are unable to accept additional donations from off-campus sources.