MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The West Virginia University Office of Sustainability is ready to accept donations for their annual end-of-the-year consignment sale.
The well-known, community-wide, commercial-size donation bins have officially been placed in various parts of the city of Morgantown as items begin to be accepted for the popular Blue and Gold Mine Sale. The six bins will be opened on a 24-hour basis and are located around neighborhoods with high levels of student residential housing, where items varying from home decorations to used electronics will be accepted to be sold as part of the popular used item sale hosted by WVU to support the United Way of Mon and Preston Counties.
“If you’re just going through your house looking for things that you don’t want anymore but you don’t want to trash, come out to us,” said United Way MPC Director of Business Development Jenna Russell. “We’ll put them out in the Blue and Gold Mine Sale and get them sold into the community.”
According to Russell, the six bins are located at the Chateau Royale Apartments along Valley View Avenue across the street from Ruby Hospital, on top of Falling Run Road by three apartment complexes, Grant Avenue near WVU’s Seneca Hall, Area 81 Mountaineer Station on the WVU Medicine campus, College Park Apartments, and Boorman Hall on North High Street. With the bins designed to bring in items out of the rain and be dropped off without potentially breaking them by needing to toss them over a side, any resident or student looking to do some spring cleaning.
“These are shipping containers that you can, if you’re cleaning up your house, you can go put your items in there, and we’ll put them up for sale,” said Russell.
With the exception of a few furniture items, such as mattresses and box springs, a wide variety of items will be accepted to be sold as part of the WVU Blue and Gold Mine Sale. According to Russell, this ranges from office furnishings and kitchen appliances all the way to electronics such as speakers and workable televisions. While there are a few exceptions, the majority of household and recreational items will be accepted at the six bins placed in the Morgantown area.
“We take furniture, electronics, clothing, sporting goods, seasonal décor, bedding, books, kitchen utensils, storage containers, dishes, appliances, and office supplies,” said Russell, listing the items that will be accepted. “We just don’t take mattresses, box springs, and computer monitors.”
The WVU Gold and Blue Mine Sale will take place on Saturday, May 17, where giveaway bags will be sold at $25 per participant. All proceeds from the sale will benefit the United Way of Mon and Preston Counties and their countless programs that are hosted within the Greater Morgantown region. With donations being accepted for the next week as students prepare to depart for the summer, Russell encourages anyone leaving stuff behind to donate to support the local community.
“Because not only does it raise funds for the community, but it also keeps a lot of these items out of landfills, it’s a great partnership,” said Russell.