Things You'll Need:
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Step 1
Schools, especially elementary schools. Lots of times, students use pictures from magazines in school projects, from art classes to creative writing. Call the schools in your area and offer your collection of family oriented magazines (obviously, no "adult" magazines).
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Step 2
Clubs. Local organizations may have a use for your magazines. Sports clubs could appreciate your sports magazines, for instance.
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Your library. At times, libraries work with limited funding and cannot afford to subscribe to everything they would like. Call and check with libraries in your area. If they do not already subscribe, they may take your entire collection. Even if they do, perhaps they would like a specific month or two to replace their copies, as magazines can tear, get stained or written on and lost at times.
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Step 4
Home crafts. Magazines can be great for home craft projects, from decoupage to paper beads to home made paper. Keep a few around for craft projects.
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Step 5
The neighborhood babysitter. Sometimes, babysitters don't want to take their books with them for kids to look at, but a magazine is a great thing to take along. Not only is it not such a crisis if a page is torn, it's likely a craft project could be in the making.
Comments
triciagoss said
on 2/28/2009 I hate throwing away perfectly good magazines, but my husband gets so annoyed when I have a stack as tall as me! Thanks for some great ideas.
showpup said
on 2/19/2009 I donated mine to the emergency room's waiting area as well as the ICU waiting area. Be certain to remove your name and mailing address from the magazines first (or cover with marker) 5 ♥♥♥♥♥