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Thrift Stores: Please hold off on donations

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Thrift Stores: Please hold off on donations
Thrift Stores: Please hold off on donations
Thrift Stores: Please hold off on donations. Hannah Buehler reports.

BECAUSE AS 7EYEWITNESS NEWSREPORTER HANNAHBUEHLER FOUND OUT-- THESE DONATIONDUMPS ARE COSTINTHE NON-PROFITS ALOT OF MONEY.SOT: I UNDERSTANDTHEY WANT TO HELPBUT PEOPLE NEED TOTHINK BEFORE THEYDO THINGSCOUCHESCLOTHESMATTRESSES ANDOTHER ITEMS AREPILING UP OUTSIDETHE SALVATION ARMYON NIAGARA FALLSBOULEVARD INAMHERST.IT'S A SIGHT THATPROMPTED DIANEDEARMOND WHOWAS OUT GROCERYSHOPPING TO SNAPTHESE PHOTOSSOT: THEY'RE GOINGTO END UP IN THETRASHIT'S A SIMILAR SITE ATSOME GOODWILLLOCATIONSLIKE THIS ONE ONSENECA STREETGOODWILL POSTEDTHIS PHOTO OF THEIRDONATION TRAILER INA TOPS PARKING LOTLOADED WITH ITEMSTHAT WILL GO TOWASTE..IT'S NOW REMOVEDALL TRAILERSBECAUSE OF THISISSUESOT: IF YOU'REDUMPING IT'S JUSTGOING TO GO TOWASTENORMALLY GOODWILL,THE SALVATION ARMYAND OTHER DONATIONSITES WOULD BEHAPPY TO ACCEPT THEITEMSBUT LOCATIONS HAVEBEEN CLOSED SINCETHE CORONAVIRUSOUTBREAK BEGAN.EMPLOYEES ARE NOTABLE TO PICK UP THEDONATIONS ASUSUALAND AMONGSANITATIONCONCERNS WITHCOVID 19 AS WELL ASWEATHER ANDRAINTHE ITEMS WILLNEED TO BE THROWNOUT.STILLPEOPLE ARELEAVING THINGSBY THE SCADSSOT: WE'RE HAVING ARENT DUMPSTERSAND THEN THEY BRINGANOTHER ONE UNTILWE CAN GET ITCAUGHT UPAND THIS IS COSTINGTHOUSANDS OFDOLLARS FOR THESENON-PROFITORGANIZATIONS.SOT: THAT MONEY ISTAKING MONEY AWAYFROM OUR COREMISSIONSTANDUP: BOTH THESALVATION ARMY ANDGOODWILL TELL METHEY WILLDESPERATELY NEEDDONATIONS ONCE THECORONAVIRUSOUTBREAK IS OVERHOWEVER NOW ISNOT THE TIHANNAH BUEHLER7EWNED REILLY STAND UP

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