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Donate Old Vehicles Or Farm Equipment And Give A Financial Boost To Greene County Extension
SPRINGFIELD, MO.
The Greene County Extension Council is generating money for educational programs and office operations thanks to a partnership with a national company with a Rogersville location.
Cars, trucks, motorcycles, RVs, ATVs, boats, boat motors and farm equipment — in any condition — can now be donated to the Greene County Extension Council. Call the office at 417-881-8909 or by visiting them online at http://extension.missouri.edu/greene.
“This is a great way to contribute to the Greene County Extension Council and help us maintain our programs and office operations,” said David Burton, county program director for Greene County Extension. “We also think this is a valuable service and a great way to clean up a yard or farm. For no cost, you can get rid of a heap of junk and extension gets money to keep operating.”
Through a local partnership, Extension can accept nearly anything as a donation.
“It doesn’t even need a motor or wheels for that matter. If you have an old turning plow that is broken, they can sell it,” Burton said. “They can sell junked tractors, combines, trucks, ATVs. If you don’t want it, donate it to Greene County Extension.”
Donations can be arranged through Greene County Extension. Arrangements are then made to have CoPart pick up the vehicle at a time that works best for the donor. Another option is for the donor to deliver the item to CoPart's location in Rogersville and save Extension the hauling fee. CoPart specializes in online auctions of vehicles, boats and farm equipment at www.copart.com.
When contacting the local extension office with a donation be prepared to give the following information: name, address and telephone for the owner and type of item. If it is a vehicle we will need VIN, make, model, year, color and mileage. When the vehicle is picked up (or delivered) the owner must sign over the title.
CoPart charges Greene County Extension a per item fee to process the title and sale. All proceeds over that amount are given to the Greene County Extension Council. During 2014, sales at CoPart generated over $4,000 for the Greene County Extension Council.
To learn about the “Friends of Greene County Extension,” a campaign to raise funds for Greene County Extension, call (417) 881-8909 or go online to http://extension.missouri.edu/greene. The Friends campaign was established in 2012 as an effort to privately raise monies to keep the Greene County Extension office open to the public. ∆
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