Ontario Federation for Cerebral Palsy offers a FREE home pick up services for your unwanted goods

 Spring means the sun is out, flowers are blooming, rainy days and spring cleaning!This season is the perfect time to go through all your old stuff and separate what needs to go and what can stay. Whether you hate cleaning and going through old piles of junk or you love it –we’ve got a great alternative to lugging your things to the donation box.In support of Cerebral Palsy Awareness month we encourage you to donate your used goods to Ontario Federation for Cerebral Palsy (OFCP). OFCP is an organization committed to supporting independence, inclusion, choice and full integration of all persons with cerebral palsy (CP). OFCP does this by initiating a wide range of services, resources and programs for people with CP and their families as well as professional organizations.OFCP provides a free home pick up service to collect items such as: clothing, shoes, coats, bedding, linens and re-usable items like toys, games, small appliances, sporting goods, books, electronics, housewares and small furniture items.The charity is funded solely on donations which provide its members with funding for assistive devices, person centered planning, life enriching activities and research grants. They makes it easy for you to donate by communicating through a personalized service provided by dedicated OFCP employees.Donations are sold to Value Village and all proceeds go towards helping to support all members of OFCP. Thanks to the generosity of donors, OFCP is able to provide financial assistance to members so that they may access essential equipment such as wheelchairs, accessibility aids, bathing & washroom aids, communication & writing/reading aids and much more. We asked OFCP why someone who hasn’t heard of them should donate:  “Your donation goes toward providing funding for people with cerebral palsy. Every bag of clothing you donate contributes one pound at a time to our organization which provides our members with funding for equipment and activities to enable them to live active and inclusive lives,” said Kelly Apollinaro, Public Relations Practitioner.Other ways to help OFCP and its members:

1. Make an online donation –it’s quick and easy!
2. Text to Donate - text CHANGES to 41010 to donate $5 to the OFCP (A $5 charge will appear on your monthly phone bill)
3. Memoriam Donation –make a donation in memory of someone dear
4. Make a donation in honour of someone special or in recognition of a special occasion, such as a birthday, graduation, anniversary or wedding
5. Monthly giving program –monthly pre-authorized withdrawal
6. Donate a Car Canada –running or not, old or new, OFCP will take it!

To schedule your free home pick up for your gently used items visit: http://ofcp.ca/donate/collection/For more information on the many ways to donate visit: http://ofcp.ca/donate/#t