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  • About
    • Who We Are >
      • Vision and Mission
      • History
      • Strategic Plan
      • FAQs
      • Financial Information
    • What We Do >
      • Newsletters and Media
    • Why We Do It
    • Current Builds >
      • Construction Updates and Scheduling
    • Completed Builds
    • Our Environmental Impact >
      • Soak Up the Sun Solar Project
    • Staff & Board
    • Employment Opportunities
    • Habitat for Humanity International >
      • Global Village Builds
  • Get Involved
    • Volunteer >
      • Individual Opportunities
      • Group Opportunities 2
      • For Teachers and Youth Leaders
      • Veterans Build
      • Faith Initiative
      • Youth & Family Opportunities
      • Join a Committee
    • Internship Opportunities
    • Housing Advocacy
    • Special Events
    • UW - La Crosse Chapter
  • Our Programs
    • Homeownership >
      • FAQs
      • How to Apply
    • Critical Home Repair
    • ReClaim
    • Neighborhood Revitalization >
      • ReNew La Crosse
      • Neighbors Day
    • Habitat for Heroes
    • Faith Build >
      • Faith Build Champions
      • Habitat & Thrivent Partnership
  • Donate
    • Sustained Giving
    • In Kind Donations
  • Events
    • Cash for Heroes Raffle
    • Chicken Q
    • Giving Tuesday
    • Home Dedications
    • House of Hope
    • Neighbors Day
    • ReNEW
    • Virtual Paint Pour Class
    • World Habitat Day
  • ReStore
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      • Request a Pick Up
      • List of Accepted Donations
    • Habitat How-To >
      • Blog: Habitat How-To
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Springtime! The smell of freshness is in the air. The days are getting warmer and longer. The birds are out singing. And it's time to start Spring Cleaning!
 
Spring cleaning is often associated with a full cleaning "blitz" of the house and provides a great time to take stock of the things you need and those you don’t.

While some of us LOVE Spring Cleaning, others of us DREAD it. It can be difficult to muster the motivation to do spring cleaning chores.

Let Habitat help motivate you to START YOUR SPRING CLEANING TODAY!!
 

The Spring Cleaning Checklist below is designed to help you break your Spring Cleaning into bite size chunks.

Completing each room before moving on to the next will give you a motivating sense of accomplishment at multiple stages during the cleaning process.

We’ve also provided a partial list of items for each room that are commonly accepted at the Habitat ReStore.

Declutter your home and do good for your community all at the same time!

Basic Spring Cleaning Tips
  1. Work from inside to outside. Bags of trash and donation piles will probably find their way to the garage. There’s no sense in cleaning out the garage only for these piles to bring disorder to the tidiness.
  2. Clean one room at a time. Progress is motivating. Once you see results in one room you’re more likely to move on to another room. On the flip side, the chaos of cleaning out an entire house at the same time is a big deterrent to ever wanting to do spring cleaning again.
  3. Clean from top to bottom, literally. Clean ceiling fan blades, door frames, top shelves, etc. first. Any dirt that breaks loose will fall on lower surfaces you’ll clean later. If you switch the order, you’ll end up cleaning some surfaces more than once.
 
Organizing The Mess
When you’re cleaning out closets, drawers, cabinets, garages, attics, and storage facilities sort your items into the following categories:
  • Keep
  • Trash
  • Recycle
  • Donate
 
Once all of the items are categorized, you only have to organize the items you plan to keep.
 
Benefits of donating to the Habitat ReStore
  • When those donated items to the Habitat ReStore are sold, someone in your community gets to continue enjoying your well-loved, but no-longer-needed items
  • Usable items are diverted from the landfill
  • All proceeds from ReStore sales support Habitat’s mission to provide families with a place to call home
  • Tax deductions
  • Free pick-ups: Click here to schedule online a pick up or call 608-7785-2375 ext 102
  • Convenient drop-off: Wednesday -  Saturdays from 10 am to 5 pm
See a full list of items we accept and don't accept
HABITAT FOR HUMANITY - LA CROSSE AREA
Providing Families with a Place to Call Home
Habitat for Humanity is a nonprofit founded on the conviction that every family should have a decent, safe, and affordable place to live. We partner with homeowners and the community to build decent, safe, and affordable housing.

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HABITAT RESTORE

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Phone: 608-785-2373
Fax: 888-823-9830
Email: 
info@habitatlacrosse.org
​Mailing Address: 
3181 Berlin Drive
La Crosse, WI 54601
Address:
3181 Berlin Drive
La Crosse, WI 54601

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Wednesday-Saturday, 10 am to 5 pm


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