Boots, Straps and More: Bargains for a Cause

Values Statement

We pledge to our customers and donors to treat each of you with respect and dignity.

We realize that your patronage and valued donations help to champion the causes of Beverly Bootstraps Community Services.

With appreciation, we vow to you, our customers, to offer quality products at a low price.

With gratitude to our esteemed donors, we promise to continue to raise funds to assist families and individuals in our shared community.

Respectfully,

The Volunteers & Staff

Location: Store Hours:

Visit our expanded space at 198 Rantoul Street Monday-Friday: 9:30am-5:00pm

(diagonally across from the Post Office) Saturday: 9:30am-1:30pm

Phone: 978-921-4710

About:

Every donation made to the Boots, Straps and More works to further the mission of Beverly Bootstraps Community Services. The proceeds from sales provide revenue to support Beverly Bootstraps programming.

Boots, Straps and More also works to fulfill the Bootstraps' mission by giving a helping hand to the population that we serve. In an effort to help those without as many resources as others, we offer a discount of 50% on items priced over $2.00. Due to the new Data Security Laws, we no longer accept checks for payment of goods.

On a case-by-case basis through Beverly Bootstraps’ Community Outreach Programs, our outreach workers can also supply free vouchers for clothing, furniture and other items to victims of catastrophes.

Making Donations to Boots, Straps and More:

Donations are accepted Monday through Friday during normal business hours at 198 Rantoul Street.

Donations We Seek: All Items Should Be in Good Re-saleable Condition:

It costs Beverly Bootstraps Community Services money to discard merchandise when it does not sell.

Seasonal Clothing: Men’s, Women’s, Children’s (some exceptions)
Accessories: Shoes, purses, scarves, belts, ties, back packs, clean socks and undergarments
Jewelry and Watches: earrings, necklaces, bracelets, rings, pins, cuff links, tie tacks
Decorative Items: Paintings, prints, wall hangings, candlesticks/holders, vases, mirrors, knick-knacks, andirons, statues, plates, clocks, lamps, sculptures, art work
Housewares: Dishware, flatware, cookware and bake ware, utensils, platters, serving pieces, kitchen gadgets, fine china
Furniture*: Desks, couches, end tables, bedroom furniture, tables and chairs, upholstered chairs and ottomans, bar stools, bookcases, sideboards, highboys, armoires
Tools: Hand-tools, power tools in working condition, tool boxes
Musical Instruments in working condition
Sporting equipment in useable condition
Garden items: Statuary, planters, gardening tools
Seasonal items: Holiday decorative items – In Season, please!
Crafting and Art supplies
Fabric: Larger pieces and bolts
Linens: Curtains, comforters, sheet sets, tablecloths, blankets, drapes, napkins – No stains or rips, please!
Hardware: Curtain rods, tiebacks, shutters, blinds, architectural pieces

*If you have furniture that you would like to donate but are unable to deliver to our store, we may be able to help you with pickups. Please call 978-921-4710 to get in touch our Boots, Straps and More Manager, who will put you on the schedule to help with your furniture.

Donations We Try to Avoid: Due to the Escalating Cost of Disposal, Liability Issues and New Laws

Governing Resale of Toys and Children’s Clothing

Items previously in yard sale: It costs Beverly Bootstraps Community Services money to discard merchandise when it does not sell.
Toys made in China
Children’s clothing with painted buttons, snaps, zippers or plasticized embellishments
Opened games and puzzles
Stuffed animals
Electronics: TV’s, stereos, answering machines, VCR’s, DVD players, video and computer games, any out-of-date technology (For disposal of these items, check with your local Town Hall for electronic-device collection policies)
Computer components: monitors, printers, fax machines, scanners, other out-of-date computer technology (Staples will take these items)
Medical equipment: Crutches, wheelchairs, canes (The Council on Aging or local nursing homes may take these items)
Clothing if stained, ripped, out-of-season or dated
Shoes and boots if worn out
Entertainment centers and hutches if over-sized
Furniture with rips, stains, over-used or broken parts
Strollers, car seats, cribs, helmets
Mattresses, Appliances

Rule of Thumb for Giving: Would you give this item to your friend or to a family member?

Volunteers

Wonderful, generous volunteers staff our shop, and we are always looking for more steady, capable, caring volunteers. Monday through Friday shifts are 2.5 hours long. Saturday volunteers work once a month for four hours on a Saturday shift.

If you are interested in volunteering, please fill out a Volunteer Application and return it to Beverly Bootstraps Community Services, Inc. 371 Cabot Street, Beverly, MA 01915.

To make a monetary donation, click here.

To LAUGH often, to win the affection of children, to earn the APPRECIATION of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends, to appreciate BEAUTY, to find the Best in others, to leave the world a bit BETTER, whether by a healthy child, a garden patch...to know even one life has BREATHED easier because you have lived. This is to have SUCCEEDED!

--Emerson