Donating to Grow With Me

Some of you might not be aware that you can donate items to Grow With Me. When you bring your goods in to sell, we will sort through them. Those things we are not able to put on the selling floor, you may either bring home or donate to the store. You may also bring in donations anytime, even if you are not selling to us. Anyone who donates items will receive a coupon for 10% off your next purchase.

All of the donated items that we think are sellable go into our $1 Bins for our weekly Bin Sales. 50% of all the proceeds from those sales go to local autism organizations. Presently, Grow With Me contributes to the Ann Arbor Autism Foundation (www.annarborautism.com) and the Washtenaw County branch of the Judson Center (www.judsoncenter.org). Those items that might not sell during our Bin Sales are donated through us to House by the Side of the Road. What is fabulous about this particular nonprofit is that unlike the Salvation Army or PTO Thrift Store, House by the Side of the Road does not sell donated items, but gives them away to those in need that are referred there from other organizations in town, such as Safehouse and the The Corner Health Center. The only time we throw anything away is if an item is in obviously unsafe condition or otherwise unusable.

So feel good about bringing your things into Grow With Me. Not only will you earn some cash back on them or 30% more in store credit if you are selling, but you will be helping families in need.