Donations

Make a Difference Today!

At St. Vincent de Paul of Lake Mills, your generosity goes beyond donations—it brings hope, comfort, and stability to individuals and families in need.

Whether you’re giving gently used items or a monetary gift, your support directly helps our neighbors in Lake Mills, Johnson Creek, Cambridge, and Deerfield. Every coat, every dollar, every piece of furniture makes an impact.

Your financial contribution allows us to:

• Provide emergency assistance for food, rent, and utilities

• Support families facing unexpected hardship

• Offer resources with dignity and compassion

Together, we can restore hope—one donation at a time.

Please consider making a gift today. Your kindness helps us continue this vital work in our community.

Donation Hours:

Monday - Friday: 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Saturday 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.

We are closed on Sunday's and ALL Major Holiday's
 

We are pleased to offer pickup services for large items such as furniture and appliances. However, please note that we are not a moving service. Smaller items that can be packed into boxes or bags should be dropped off directly at our store or placed in one of our designated donation drop boxes, as our trucks are reserved for larger donations.

Pickups are scheduled on weekdays, and appointment slots tend to fill quickly. We recommend calling 1–2 weeks in advance to ensure availability.

For pickup inquiries or to schedule a pickup, please contact our store and ask to speak with our Warehouse Manager at 920-648-2800.

To help our volunteers and staff handle donations efficiently and safely, we kindly ask that you follow a few important guidelines:

• Clothing, shoes, bedding, linens, and fabrics should be placed in plastic bags—please do not use hangers or plastic totes.

• Smaller household items and books should be packed in closed cardboard boxes or containers with secure lids. We ask that you avoid using plastic totes or tubs, as we are unable to reuse or resell most of them.

• To help streamline our intake process, we kindly ask that all rummage sale stickers be removed from donated items before drop-off. When our volunteers need to remove these stickers, it significantly slows down our ability to sort and prepare items for the sales floor.

Your cooperation helps us process donations more quickly and effectively, allowing us to better serve our community. Thank you for your continued generosity and support!

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Additionally, we ask that donors refrain from using large plastic totes to pack clothing or household items. These containers are often cracked or overly worn by the time they reach us, and unless they are in excellent condition with lids, they cannot be resold. Unfortunately, disposing of unusable totes incurs recycling costs for our organization.

While we strive to be responsible stewards of the environment through recycling efforts, our disposal expenses continue to rise. As a result, we must be more selective about the items and packaging we can accept.

Thank you for your continued support of our mission to serve and uplift our neighbors in need. Your generosity helps make a meaningful difference in our community.

 Donation Drop Boxes

     We have donation drop boxes at the following locations:

Lake Mills

Lake Mills Market 

375 W Tyranena Park Rd.

Lake Mills, WI 53551 

St.Vincent de Paul Lake Mills

720 E Lake St.

Lake Mills, WI 53551​

Cambridge

275 W. Main St.

  Cambridge, WI 53523

          (In between Pizza Pit and the BP Gas Station on Hwy 12)

Deerfield

633 South Main St.

 Deerfield, WI 53531

          (Brown Heating & Cooling and Pickle Tree Restaurant Parking Lot)

Johnson Creek

St Mary's Magdaline Catholic Parish

242 Williams St.

 Johnson Creek, WI 53038

Donation Drop Box Guidelines:

We kindly ask that you limit items placed in our donation drop boxes to clothing, shoes, and other soft goods only.

Please do not place appliances, bicycles, patio or household furniture, dishes, or any breakable items in the drop boxes, as these items can be easily damaged when mixed with heavier donations. To ensure their safety and reuse, these items should be brought directly to the store during donation hours.

Important:
No items should be left outside of the drop boxes. Doing so may result in a $500 littering fine, as this creates safety, cleanliness, and legal concerns.

We appreciate your cooperation and continued support of our mission to serve those in need with dignity and care.

Due to safety regulations, disposal and handling costs, or limited resale value, we are unable to accept the following items :

NO TV's (We Will accept HD flat screens in working order)

NO VHS TAPES

NO STUFFED ANIMALS

NO Matresses or Box Springs

NO Computer CRT Monitors

NO Computer Towers

NO Computer Printers

NO Entertainment Centers

NO Pianos or Organs

NO Baby Gear such as Cribs, Car Seats or Walkers

NO Exercise Equipment

NO Hazardous or Construction Materials ( example: Window's, Doors, Tile, Flooring)

NO Chemicals or Paint 

NO open/used household cleaning solutions

St. Vincent de Paul reserves the right to refuse any donation that our staff feels is not safe or is too large/heavy to handle.