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Unit 10 Connections能力提升强化练习题
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Instead of paying to ship the items you don’t need to your new home,why not donate them?Your old household goods like furniture will go to a new home where they will be appreciated.Here are some charities that might help.
Furniture Bank Network
Furniture Bank Network helps people furnish their homes with practical secondhand items donated by people within the community.Tax receipts for the value of the donated items are given to donors(捐赠者).Recipients get the furniture for free.People can get furnishings from their local Furniture Bank only if they are referred to the organisation through one of its social service partners.It also encourages applicants to help the organisation with volunteer work.
Habitat for Humanity
Habitat for Humanity is a global nonprofit.It collects monetary donations to build and remodel affordable housing so that those in need can apply for.You can also donate furniture and other household goods to Habitat for Humanity.It resells these items in home improvement stores and uses the money to fund its humanitarian efforts.
Goodwill
Goodwill resells donated furniture and other household items to fund its charitable objectives.Goodwill uses its earnings to provide career training and employment assistance to unemployed individuals.It also offers discounts to the people enrolled in its training programs,allowing them to affordably furnish their homes and buy clothes for their families.
Pick up My Donation
Pick up My Donation isn’t actually a donation centre and it doesn’t pick up your donations.Instead,it helps you find local nonprofits and charity shops that do.If your donation isn’t large enough for a local nonprofit to send a truck,Pick up My Donation can still help.The company will put you in touch with a local moving company to pick up your donation and take it to a nearby centre.
1.What is a must for getting furnishings from a local Furniture Bank?
A.A tax receipt for the item.
B.Membership of the com