IKEA collecting old furniture for charity

IKEA will offer discounts this weekend to customers who donate old

furniture to Habitat for Humanity, the nonprofit group that builds

homes for low-income families.

As part of “IKEA Helping Hands” program, customers can drop off

their unwanted furniture from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. today and from 10 a.m.

to 8 p.m. Sunday at the Burbank store, 600 N. San Fernando Blvd.

Those who donate will receive proportional discounts redeemable

during the event for $20 off purchases of $100 or more; $50 off

purchases of $250 or more; $100 off purchases of $500 or more; and

$200 off purchases of $1,000 or more.

Habitat for Humanity, founded in 1978, has built more than 125,000

houses for 625,000 people in more than 3,000 communities around the

world.

For more information, call 842-4532.

Jackson Bell