What type of equipment can be donated?
We accept a wide variety of equipment, including (but not limited to) the following:
Bathroom aids
Commodes; toilet rails; toilet risers
Shower and bath chairs; shower and bath stools and benches
Sliding and transfer bath benches and chairs
Mobility equipment (including bariatric equipment)
Canes and quad canes
Crutches
Hemi-walkers and walkers (including baskets and trays)
Knee scooters
Power scooters
Rollator walkers
Sit-to-stand devices (manual and power)
Transport wheelchairs; standard wheelchairs; power wheelchairs
Miscellaneous aids
Ankle and leg boots
Bed assist rails
Bed trays
Blood pressure kits
Cryo cuffs with coolers
Dressing sticks and grabbers/reachers/sock pullers
Gait belts
Grab bars
Heel protectors
Peddlers
Pulse oximeters
Slide boards and discs
Sliding/transfer boards
Suction machines
Wedge cushions
Wheelchair cushions
Large items (by arrangement)
Hospital beds (regular and bariatric)
Hospital mattresses (regular, bariatric, and air adjust)
Hoyer lifts
Lift recliners
Single-use items
Adult washcloths
Disposable underpads (Chux)
Latex gloves
Masks
CPAP/BiPAP machines, oxygen concentrators, and oxygen tanks
These items cannot be reused within the U.S., but we accept donations for recalibration and reuse overseas.
Eyeglasses and hearing aids
We collect used eyeglasses and hearing aids, which we pass on to other Lions Club programs.
Items we are not able to accept
We are unable to accept donations of the following items (or anything that goes into or pierces the body):
Feeding tube liquids
Medication
Medical supplies
Needles
Nebulizers
Nutritional supplement drinks
Tubing
Bedpans
Adult taped diapers and pull-ups (however, you may be able to donate diapers to the Upper Valley Haven (White River Junction, VT), Waypoint Family Resource Center (Lebanon, NH), or LISTEN Food Pantry & Programs (Lebanon, NH)).
Please call if you are unsure about an item that is not listed.