This is a page for pre-announcing major drop offs and such.

"If you can, encourage them to do a drop-off between 10:45 am and 1:00 pm (Receiving is usually busy at 10:00 am every morning because of simultaneously getting donations and training volunteers. However, two staff members are scheduled for the first half of the day, so it's at least preferable to have them come then).

Also, discourage Thursday OR Friday morning drop-offs because Free Geek gets off-site donations then, so we don't have as many push-carts available to handle that kind of volume."

From http://lists.freegeek.org/private/frontdesk/2009-December/001522.html

Please include:

company name:

   * contact person:
   * contact's phone #:
   * day & date:
   * estimated time of arrival:
   * pallets yes/no:
   * estimate on amount:
   * FG contact (that's you!):

Please be sure to tell the company contact:

About CRT & Television fees if applicable.
If you can, encourage them to do a drop-off between 10:45 am and 1:00 pm (Receiving is usually busy at 10:00 am every morning because of simultaneously getting donations and training volunteers. However, two staff members are scheduled for the first half of the day, so it's at least preferable to have them come then).
Also, discourage Thursday morning drop-offs because Free Geek gets off-site donations then, so we don't have as many push-carts available to handle that kind of volume. Brittany 02:23, 18 December 2009 (UTC)
MOST IMPORTANTLY: "We are not open on Sundays and Mondays and do not arrange for drop offs on those days."

Once you have collected all of the above information and selected a date that works for them and for us:

Send an email to the company contact summarizing all of the above information.
Include the above statement about the days we are closed.
Notify receiving at freegeek dot org, recycling at freegeek dot org and front desk at freegeek dot org (via a cc: if in the same email).

Please put drop-off Information here

contact person: Portland Art Museum - Ahmed
contact's phone #: ???-???-????
day & date: Tuesday, April 16
estimated time of arrival: ??
pallets yes/no: no
estimate on amount: Lots of cables, not more than 7 CRTs, etc.
FG contact (that's you!): Darren talked to them

Upcoming Neighborhood Collection Events 2013

Saturday April 20th, Cully Neighborhood

   * contact person: Dennis Karas
   * estimate on amount: lots of CRT TVs, lots miscellaneous, some printers, systems
   * estimated time of arrival: between 4pm and 6pm
   * NCER approved(Liane)?: yes/no
   * Special Notes: 
   ** 100 brochures picked up
   ** Would like a receipt showing (estimated) weight of collected material
   ** Liane will send receipt with weights

Saturday April 27th, Laurelhurst Neighborhood

   * contact person: Tim Henkle
   * estimate on amount: past events weren't huge 
   * estimated time of arrival: between 2pm and 4pm
   * Special Notes: 
   ** they may bring cash donations from people dropping off at the event
   ** Would like a receipt showing (estimated) weight of collected material

Saturday May 11th, Grant Neighborhood

They will be sending people to us from their event, expect higher volume donation traffic

   * estimate on amount: about 150 cars pass through their event, no idea how many may come to Free Geek
   * estimated time of arrival: between 10am and 3pm
   * Special Notes: 
   ** sending promotional 100 flyers (and 40 stickers) in the mail, Liane or Darren has address

Saturday, May 18th, SMILE Neighborhood

   * contact person: Kris Heiberg
   * location: south end of Westmoreland Park 
   * Austin will be there from 10am -2:30pm (confirmed by Kris, event starts at 9am))
   * estimate on amount: truck was full last year, lots of systems, TVs, AV, miscellaneous 
   * estimated time of arrival: around 3:00pm
   * NCER approved(Liane)?: yes/no
   * Special Notes: 
   ** find a Outreach volunteer to go with Austin
   ** bring an envelope for money, and blank receipts
   ** print 300 brochures, stickers, volunteer informational material
   ** May want a receipt showing (estimated) weight of collected material

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