What Can I Donate?

When you’re thinking about donating - PLEASE - REMEMBER OUR AVATAR! If a USD 383 student (pre-K thru 12th grade) would be excited/proud to wear it to school, then we’ll be happy to accept it! If it’s something a 30+ year-old would like, please donate elsewhere. We recommend The Budget Shop and The Encore Shop.

If you don’t see an item on this list - check the ABC’s - What We Don’t Accept page and learn where else in town you can donate that particular item.

Socks & Underwear (new only)

  • Men’s & Women’s socks & underwear: all sizes

  • Girls’ & Boys’ socks & underwear: all sizes

Clothing

Please donate ONLY NEW or GENTLY USED & in EXCELLENT/CLEAN condition.

Please ensure your clothing donation is something our “AVATAR” would be excited/proud to wear to school.

  • Baby clothing: newborn to 24 months (we realize this age doesn’t fit our “avatar” definition, but many of our families have younger children at home that are not yet school age).

  • Boys’/Men’s pants and shirts: 2T to adult 4XL

  • Girls’/Women’s pants and shirts/blouses: 2T to adult 4XL

  • Girls’ and Women’s dresses and skirts: all sizes

  • Pajamas: all sizes

  • Bras/Sports Bras (size must be readable): all sizes

  • Belts

  • Jackets/sweatshirts/hoodies: 2T to adult 4XL

  • Coats: 2T to adult 4XL

  • Hats, mittens and scarves

Shoes

  • School-appropriate shoes: children and adult sizes

  • Gym shoes: children and adult sizes

  • Snow boots: all sizes

Athletic Wear

  • Shorts & Shirts: Youth S, M, L, and XL; Adult S-4XL

  • Athletic pants/sweatpants: Youth S, M, L, and XL; Adult S-4XL

Other Items

  • Linens (towels, washcloths, sheet sets, pillowcases, mattress covers, comforters, blankets)

  • Masking Tape - used to label shoe sizes

  • Rubber Bands - used to keep shoe “pairs” together

  • Safety pins (used to pair together outfits, pajamas, mittens & gloves)

Monetary Donations

Please make checks payable to USD383 and write FIT Closet in memo line. Checks can be sent directly to the FIT Closet. Our mailing address is 1609 College Ave., Manhattan, KS 66502.

School Supplies

PLEASE only donate BRAND NEW school supplies!

We have VERY limited school supply storage space! IF YOU DON’T SEE a particular school supply listed below, PLEASE DON’T DONATE IT to us.

  • Backpacks (no wheels) - elementary size & middle/high school size

  • 3-ring binders (1” & 1.5" ONLY - preferably with clear-view covers)

  • Filler paper (wide & college rule)

  • 5-tab dividers for 3-ring binders

  • Pocket folders - NO PRONGS (3-hole punched/any color)

  • Spiral notebooks (wide & college rule)

  • Composition notebooks (wide & college rule)

  • Pencil boxes

  • Pencil bags (3-hole binder pouches)

  • #2 Pencils

  • Erasers (large/pink)

  • BLACK dry erase markers

  • BLACK permanent markers (fine point)

  • Highlighters

  • Crayons (24 ct. boxes)

  • Glue: glue sticks & bottles of white liquid glue

  • Scissors (5” & 7”)

  • Bold-tip markers - CLASSIC COLORS ONLY (8 or 10 ct. boxes)

  • Watercolor paints (8-pan)

  • Colored pencils (12 ct. boxes)

  • Stylus w/ pen tip

  • Earbuds / Headphones

  • Ziploc bags (sandwich, quart, and gallon)

  • Reusable Water Bottles