The 2026 Second Chance Move Out Donation Collection Drive will start on April 24th and end on May 8th.
Volunteer opportunity open to Winthrop student residents, RAs, RLCs, and authorized staff.
Winthrop University’s Office of Sustainability is partnering with Goodwill Industries of the Southern Piedmont again this year to help divert usable items from the landfill. On average, university students generate an estimated 50 to 150+ pounds of waste when moving out of residence halls. In 2025, Winthrop diverted nearly 13,000 pounds of household items, school supplies, and clothing from the landfill. However, this was made possible by the generous time volunteers took to remove items that we cannot accept due to sanitary and safety concerns, such as pillows, foam pads, broken items, torn, dirty, wet clothing or bedding, and any items that Goodwill cannot accept.
Volunteers will remove items from donation bins that cannot be accepted due to sanitary and safety concerns, such as pillows, foam pads, broken items, torn, dirty, wet clothing or bedding, and trash in Winthrop Residence Halls Courtyard, East Thomson, West Thomson, Lee Wicker, Phelps, Roddy, and Margaret Nance.
When signing up, please let us know which building you will be volunteering in. Volunteers will be asked to check bins regularly, but the amount of time will depend on the rate of donations. We will provide additional details before the collection begins.
