Special Programs

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The Gettysburg United Give it up for Good Sale, which collects furniture, clothing, house-wares, electronics, sporting equipment, and non-perishable food from student move-out, is held each May.  Supplemented by college furniture and appliances slated for replacement, the sale has raised $15,000 to $17,000 annually for the United Way of Adams County and prevents over 30 tons of material from entering the waste stream each year. In 2011, the sale received 33 tons of donations and raised over $17,900 for the United Way.

Also partnering with the United Way, Gettysburg College supports an In-kind Donation Program that places used furniture in local small businesses and the in homes of low-income families. 

In partnership with Dining Services, Painted Turtle Farm, the student-run organic garden, runs a Composting Program that creates a sustainable loop by composting vegetable scraps from the Dining Center.  That compost is used to enrich the garden's soil to produce herbs and vegetables that are used by the Dining Center.