Community Makers Foundation
Empower creativity and inspire the next generation through accessible arts education and community-driven projects that promote sustainability and collaboration.
The Second Life Drive
Give your art supplies, clothes, and home goods a second life. We’ll turn what we collect into future CMF projects and funding for hands-on art programming, now through the 15th of November.
How it Works
What We’re Collecting
01
Art Supplies
Paint, brushes, fabric, yarn, beads, tools & kits, used or unopened.
02
Clothing & Shoes
Gently used, any size, any season.
03
Home Goods
Kitchenware, linens, small decor and everyday household items.
X Not accepted No furniture, please, our board is small and our cars are smaller.
Where It Goes
Every donation gets sorted by hand before it goes anywhere, so nothing useful goes to waste.
1
Repurposed by CMF
Art supplies and home goods we can reuse stay with us, they become the raw material for future community projects and take-home kits.
2
Turned into funding
Everything else is weighed and converted into funding, dollar for dollar by the pound. The money will go towards new public workshops and fully free art experiences for kids at Title I schools and through our Second Story partnership. And the donated items? They stay out of landfills and will be loved again through Savers.
How To Give
Anytime, No Appointment
— Drop It OFF
7718 Asterella Ct,
Springfield, 22152
Leave it by the garage door whenever works for you, now through the end of November.
Daventry Neighborhood Only
— SCHEDULE A PICK UP
Leave your donation on your doorstep marked CMF, and one of our board members will swing by on your scheduled pickup day.
The Timeline
NOW
Drive Is Open!
Drop-off is live at 7718 Asterella Ct. Bring it by anytime and it will be sorted and distributed!
LABOR DAY
First Daventry pickup run
Our first scheduled pickup window for the Daventry neighborhood will be on Labor Day Weekend. Mark your donation “CMF” and just leave it out.
SEPT-OCT
Drive continues
Drop-off stays open. More Daventry pickup windows added as the board schedules them.
LATE NOVEMBER
Drive wraps up
Right in time for CMF’s first birthday. Thank you for helping us kick it off.
Where timeless elegance meets modern indulgence.
Reuse it. Reimagine it. Give it new purpose.
Other Ways to Support Our Cause
Want to contribute to Community Makers in a different way. You can donate cash to directly support our cause
Community Makers Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit based in Springfield, VA