The SWAPR Hub is officially open! Check it out today from 1pm – 5pm in the Kenyon volleyball gym. For more open days, check out our schedule post. Come browse and grab clothes and other items completely free. Look at all the stuff available already. Hope to see you there!
Have you gone into your House MPR or Apartment laundry room recently? If you have then you’ve definitely seen all of the SWAPR bins! Start thinking of packing up and donating items you don’t need.
Collecting
Not Collecting
Make sure to check out the SWAPR schedule to plan your move-out and thrifting days. SWAPR is running through Commencement this year! The Hub is open from 1pm-5pm except on the 25th when it is open 9am-5pm.
SWAPR is so soon! Start thinking about what things might not fit when you are packing for home. Perhaps some old T-Shirts you don’t wear or a small lamp fixture. All of these kinds of items can be put in the residence house SWAPR boxes. A box will be in each dorm, usually in the MPR, also in the TH, TA, and Soco laundry room, from May 6-20th. The SWAPR hub in Kenyon Gym, will also be open from 1-5pm through May 11-16th as well as May 18-28th. If you are looking for a style or room refresh, then SWAPR is your perfect chance at a free Vassar thrift shop, for all things textiles, small furniture, fridges, books, and other miscellaneous items.
If you have any questions email Kyra Hoffman khoffman@vassar.edu
SWAPR is right around the corner and it cannot be possible without our student volunteers! SWAPR is Vassar’s Stop Waste and Promote Reuse program, an annual move-out waste reduction effort. Clothes, books, and other items that students are looking to get rid of are collected in Residence Halls, TA’s, TH’s, and SOCO laundry rooms and then are brought into the Kenyon Gym which becomes the SWAPR hub from May 6th-27th.
THIS CANNOT BE POSSIBLE WITHOUT YOU! We need student volunteers to help us achieve our goals. We offer three positions with the following responsibilities
What Role Could You Take on?
Sorter:
Station yourself at the Kenyon Gymnasium/SWAPR Hub to oversee operations
Driver:
Take on a driving role, picking up and dropping off donations all over campus! You must be van certified for this job, but you can easily get a certification by following the steps on this link!
Collector:
Accompany drivers in the passenger seat, picking up and dropping off donations!
To sign up to volunteer head to the volunteer header, and the form should be right below. Or click this link (https://forms.gle/T4HBAqvoeMfc5pms7). Your help is greatly appreciated! Stop Waste and Promote Reuse!
SWAPR collection begins today. Bins for clothing, other items, and books will be available in all residence hall MPRs. A single bin for all item collections will be available in TA, TH, and SoCo laundry rooms. For more details about donation locations, please check out our FAQs. It’s never too early to start getting organized!
This week’s theme is books and bedding. We are still accepting all donations but we are highlighting some specific categories. Look through your books from the semester and linens in your room and ask if they’ll be used in the future and if you want to donate them to SWAPR!
To donate bicycles or mini-fridges, please fill out the exchange forms located at the Refrigerator and Bicycle pages.
Have any questions? Contact Kyra Hoffman at khoffman@vassar.edu
SWAPR 2025 is coming up soon! Donation collection begins May 7th with a location in every residence hall MPR. There will also be collection locations in the laundry rooms in the TAs, THs, and SoCos. Collection ends on the 22nd so make sure you send in all your donations before then! Each week will have a different donation theme to help make decluttering a breeze.
Want to browse through donations? Join us for open browsing hours on May 14-16, 21-23, and the 27th from 2-5 in the SWAPR Hub at the Kenyon Gym.
We are kicking off SWAPR Season this year with thrifting!
Join the Office Sustainability and Vassar Greens at our first annual Flea Market on April 19th from 1-4 in conjunction with Outing Club’s Folk Fest. It is open to all students to reduce their clothing waste by selling and purchasing clothing, shoes, and accessories. Earn Brewer Bucks by participating in and learning about clothing waste reduction. Pop by Graduation Hill and see what’s for sale!
This event is also accepting clothing donations for the Vassar Greens Free Market and for SWAPR. Bring clothes that you no longer need and donate them!
Become a seller! Do you have clothes that you want to sell? Fill out this form to register to sell at the Flea Market. It is an open event and you can set up your booth and take it down anytime within the 1-4 timeframe.
Have any questions? Contact Kyra Hoffman at khoffman@vassar.edu
Hello Vassar Community,
The Office of Sustainability has just recently updated and launched a new SWAPR website that will have all the information you need to participate in SWAPR season. Find all your answers to frequently asked questions and sign-up to volunteer.
Wishing you a great spring semester, Office of Sustainability