Donations now being accepted by local organizations

Local organizations like St.

Vincent de Paul Green Bay, Salvation Army of Greater Green Bay, and Greater Green Bay Habitat for Humanity ReStore are accepting donations.

FROM THECOMMUNITY ASDONATIONS AREONCE AGAIN BEINGACCEPTED.NBC 26'S JULIANAFALK HAS THE STORY.DONATIONS AREPOURING INTO LOCALORGANIZATIONS LIKEST.

VINCENT DE PAULGREEN BAY...PILINGUP IN THEWAREHOUSE BEHINDTHE THRIFT STORE."SPRING IS ALREADY AVERY BUSY DONATIONSEASON FOR US SO WEWERE ALREADYPREPARING FOR THATBUT WE DO THINK IT ISGOING TO BE HEAVIERGIVEN THAT PEOPLEHAD MORE TIME ONTHEIR HANDS TOCLEAN THOSECLOSETS AND GET INTHOSE CUPUBOARDSAND SO WE AREEXPECTING MORE."DIRECTOR OFOPERATIONS JODYKASTEN SAYS THEYBEGAN ACCEPTINGDONATIONS MONDAY...AND AT THE STARTHAD 25 CARS LINEDUP..WAITING TODONATE..."if we were to continue toget the level, even that wegot yesterday on a rainyday and we'reancticipating even moretomorrow, wednesday, wewould be bottlenecked ifwe did not have theopportunity to open thestore and sell it."KASTEN SAYS THESTORE IS EXPECTEDTO OPEN NEXTTUESDAY MAY 26TH.TO KEEP PEOPLEHEALTHY, SHE SAYSTHEY'RE ASKINGPEOPLE TO SEPARATEITEMS BY APPARELAND OTHERHOUSEHOLD ITEMSAND HAVE A SYSTEMIN PLACE WHEN ITCOMES TO DROPPINGOFF ITEMS AT THEWAREHOUSE.THEY'RE ALSOLETTING ITEMS SITBEFORE GOING INTOTHE STORE.AND HERE'S A LOOKAT THE SALVATIONARMY OF GREATERGREEN BAYACCEPTINGDONATIONS MONDAY...WE'RE TOLD THEYALSO WERE VERYHAPPY WITH THEGENEROSITY OF SOMANY ESPECIALLYFOR A RAINY DAY ANDARE EXPECTINGTOMORROW TO BEEVEN BUSIER.PEOPLE ARE ABLE TODONATE TO THEGREATER GREEN BAYHABITAT FORHUMANITY RESTOREAGAIN, TOO."WE ARE ACCEPTINGDONATIONS AS NOCONTACT DONATIONS."SHE SAYS THEY HAVEBUCKETS PEOPLE AREABLE TO PUTDONATIONS IN AT THEDONATION CENTER.BACK AT ST.

VINCENTDE PAUL GREEN BAY,KASTEN SAYS THE ALLTHE DONATIONS HAVEBEENOVERWHELMING."WE ANTICIPATED ITAND YET IT'S VERYEXCITING.

IT REALLYSHOWS THEGENEROSITY OFPEOPLE IN THISCOMMUNITY."A COMMUNITY THATTHROUGH THICK ANDTHIN, DOESN'T STOPGIVING.IN GREEN BAYJULIANA FALK NB 26.ST.

VINCENT DE PAULIS ALSO TAKINGPRECAUTIONS INSIDETHE THRIFT STOREONCE IT OPENS NEXTWEEK, INCLUDINGHAVING STAFF WEARMASKS, AND ASKINGCUSTOMERS TO DOTHE SAMETHERE WILL BE ALSOBE SOCIALDISTANCING MARKERSON THE FLOOR.FOR MOREINFROMATION ONWHEN AND WHEREYOU CAN DONATEITEMS, YOU CAN HEADTO OUR WEBSITE NBC26.COM