The Chattanooga Furniture Bank is hoping to replenish its inventory in a furniture recycling drive Saturday.
From 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., area residents are asked to take their gently used furniture to one of eight drop-off points around Hamilton County.
DROP-OFF LOCATIONS* Hickory Valley: St. Michael’s Cathedral, 2330 Hickory Valley Road* Hixson: Clear Creek Church of Christ, 5612 Hixson Pike* Red Bank: Red Bank Church of Christ, 3600 Dayton Blvd.* North Chattanooga: Northside Presbyterian Church, 923 Mississippi Ave.* St. Elmo: Calvary Chapel, 3415 S. Broad St.* East Ridge: Town Hall, 1517 Tombras Ave.* Signal Mountain: Signal Mountain Baptist Church, 939 Ridgeway Ave.
“If you don’t have used furniture to donate, the Furniture Bank will also accept financial donations to help purchase much-needed used furniture and other household items,” said Kelley Nave, director of public relations for United Way of Greater Chattanooga. “All donations, financial or material, are tax deductible.”
The Chattanooga Furniture Bank is a partnership between the Salvation Army and United Way of Greater Chattanooga, funded in part by a grant from the city of Chattanooga’s Department of Neighborhood Services and Community Development.
According to Ms. Nave, the Furniture Bank has served more than 100 families and individuals in the three months since its grand opening in March.
But inventory is running low, leaving 50 people on the waiting list.
Especially needed is kitchen furniture, such as tables and chairs, she said. Also needed are such items as beds, bed frames, headboards, night stands, lamps, couches, coffee tables, TVs, TV stands, end tables, recliners, kitchen appliances, bookshelves, clean linens, dishes, freestanding cabinets, microwaves, fans and refrigerators.
For more information, call 757-9527 or go to www.LiveUnitedChattanooga.org.