Hunting for Treasure by Christy Holodnik Donating to FFFWhile waiting for her son to get off the bus, Zelha, saw a flyer advertising Who's Your Brother’s Furnish for Free (FFF) event. She was in the process of moving and didn’t want to put her unwanted items by the curb, so she called Furnish for Free’s Manager Susan Richter. Zelha told Susan, “I didn’t want to trash them, people might be in need and I thought this was a good organization.” Susan showed up not knowing exactly what Zelha had to donate. After loading a van full of children’s toys, clothing furniture, and other household items, Susan looked forward to meeting people’s need with these new items. Susan explained “As we were putting it in the van we realized that can fulfill the need that this one woman has for baby stuff and that would be great for the person who needs house wares.” This is what Furnish for Free is all about, taking items that might not be useful to one person and finding value as you fulfill someone else’s need. Susan works hard to collect people’s items before they go into the trash. Susan started FFF after watching perfectly good furniture sitting on the curb for years. “People want to give this stuff away, they don’t want to throw it in the trash, they want to help other people . . . and so I decided to tap into those desires and create Furnish for Free and it has just been taking off.” Her pet-peeve of seeing useful items in the trash on the curb can now be squelched by the reality of Furnish for Free. “It’s actually a lot of fun and really exciting, it’s like a treasure hunt” says Susan. By donating items to furnish for free, you can not only be reassured that it will find a new home but also bring joy to someone’s life. It’s really simple to donate, just email Susan at furnishforfree@whosyourbrother.com, or you can drop items off at our next Furnish for Free event at 201 N. Braddock Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15208 our warehouse in Pt Breeze on October 6th. Enter from the short side of Thomas Blvd to find our loading dock. For more information and other upcoming dates go to www.whosyourbrother.com or call or 412-736-7295 to make arrangements for a pickup or drop off.