‘There’s a lot of people in need’: Collingwood furniture bank raising cash to replace moving truck

The Georgian Bay Furniture Bank provides free furniture to those in need across south Georgian Bay.

Whether a family has lost everything in a fire or an individual is escaping homelessness, they accept and distribute donated furniture.

Elizabeth Gordaneer, one of the volunteers for the organization, said they’ve filled their four storage units and “cleaned them out” four times since August.

“There’s a lot of people in need,” she said.

She said people who can find an affordable place to live are “moving in with little or no furniture.”

However, the furniture bank is in need itself. The truck it uses to pull a moving trailer recently broke down, and more than $5,000 must be raised to replace it.

A page sits at about $4,700, which will cover the purchase and repair cost of the vehicle. Any additional money will help pay for storage fees.

“I’m actually in awe that we’re already at $4,700,” she said. “Without that truck, we can’t move anything. It’s been amazing.”