Please look around your home for items you don’t need anymore. Two eBay-savvy volunteers will sell your cast-offs online and give 100% of the net proceeds to Friendship Place.

Georgetown Day School students Ben and Alex Cherner will take your item, photograph it, post it on eBay and ship it. You’ll get a detailed receipt for tax purposes.

• Item must be worth at least $30.
• Well-known name brands only: watches, electronics, cameras, clothing, sterling silver, jewelry and any other small household items.

What to do:

1. E-mail a description of your item — with as much detail as possible (make/brand, model, condition, etc.) — to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
2. Ben and Alex will let you know whether we can accept your item for sale.
3. If “yes,” they will arrange pickup/delivery with you.

Thank you!

Ben and Alex Cherner have built a booming little business — called TradeAssist — selling things online for family, friends and neighbors. After spending a summer volunteering at Friendship Place, Ben and Alex were touched by the stories of the men and women we serve, and graciously offered to put their eBay expertise to work in service of our mission. “We’ve run our own successful business for so long, and we feel like giving back, helping people with our success,” says Alex. “And we’re inspired by what Friendshp Place is doing.”

Our thanks to Ben and Alex for their tremendous generosity!

Of course, Community Council for the Homeless at Friendship Place always accepts cash donations, too!