John Knox Village Auxiliary
Donations – What we can and cannot accept

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The Auxiliary always enjoys an abundance of donations from within and outside of the John Knox Village community and is grateful for every bit of help we are given. Your donations help better the lives of John Knox Village residents. The funds generated by the Auxiliary are used to purchase a variety of items such as new ambulances or automatic door openers for John Knox Village. The Auxiliary also provides support for the Lee's Summit community.

Donations to the Auxiliary
If you would like to make a cash donation to the Auxiliary to help with their good works, or in honor of an Auxiliary member.

Thrift Shop donations
If you would like to donate items to the John Knox Village Thrift Shop, please drop them off at the Thrift Shop during their regular hours of operation. Please do not drop off items after hours.

Receipts are given for goods and other cash donations. Unfortunately, we are not able to pick up donated items outside the John Knox Village campus.

We are able to accept the following clean and useable items*:

• Clothing and outerwear
• Accessories (shoes, handbags, jewelry, scarves, ties, hats)
• Linens (blankets, sheets, towels, curtains)
• Housewares (dishes, silverware, cook- and bake-ware, glassware, baskets)
• Books (Do not accept encyclopedias or Reader’s Digest, please.)
• Small appliances (working televisions, stereos, computers, toasters, irons)
• Toys
• Lamps and furniture (We are not able to accept items that are worn, rusty or stained.)
• Mechanical items (bikes, lawnmowers, weed eaters that are not rusty and in good working order)
• Records, tapes, compact discs
• Fabric, sewing supplies, notions

* The Auxiliary receivers make the final decision as to what items we are able to accept.

We are unable to accept the following items:

• Cars or recreational vehicles
• Large appliances (stoves, washers, dryers, refrigerators, dishwashers, console televisions, console stereos)
• Mattresses and box springs
• Auto parts, tires or batteries
• Building materials
• Venetian blinds, curtain rods
• Hazardous chemicals, paint, solvent, oil
• Fire extinguishers
• Items that are wet, mildewed, rusty or damaged in some other way