While this is saddening, there is something that is making this a lot worse.
Michael's employees have been asked to dispose of materials in the class room that the corporate offices feel are no longer needed. While this is a normal occurrence and the classroom is cleaned out every other year, it is usually only items that are broken, or no longer usable.
This time, it is the majority of all the materials. They will not be donated. They will not be given away. THEY WILL BE THROWN AWAY!
Thousands of dollars of supplies are being thrown in the trash, while there are organizations (Achieva, churches, youth groups, preschool programs) that can use these supplies!
I am outraged. You should be too!
So the favor i am asking for is for anyone who reads this to write a letter to Michael's Corporate Offices. Michael's Corporate section on their website says that they give monetary and product donations to multiple organizations. One of thier listed donation sites is United Way. I can say that as an organization that is involved with United Way, we have not seen a donation from a Michael's Store, EVER!
Please write Michael's, and let them know that it isn't fair to just throw away their unneeded supplies! It is a shame that they are doing away with classes, but its an even bigger shame to waste supplies, and deprive needy organizations of items that otherwise will be just thrown away.
(and they aren't only throwing away the unusable items. They are getting rid of stamps, embossing powders, stickers, markers, ink pads, beading items, wood working items, knitting needles, ribbons, yarn, and everything imaginable. The only things they will be keeping are the expensive machines like the sizzix, cuttlebug, and cricket and their respective dies.)
Write Michael's at:
- Michaels Stores, Inc.
- Attn: Customer Service
- 8000 Bent Branch Dr.
- Irving, TX 75063
