Home goods bank gets large donation from Old Town Elks Lodge [Video]

The lodge contacted the home goods bank because it had been collecting unwanted household items over the last month. 

The nonprofit, based in Old Town, has been providing free furniture and other household essentials to people in Maine who need them since 2011. 

Chris Olsen, the founder of Welcome to Housing Home Goods Bank, said he’s extremely grateful for every donation they receive.

“We help people from all over the state of Maine. We work with over 60 different agencies, and everything is free. We’re one of the last places in the Bangor area now that gives out free medical adaptive equipment. We’ve had everything from hospital beds, Hoyer lifts, wheelchairs, canes, and crutches, and so forth. And we work with anybody in need,” Olsen said. 

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