Charities share $54,486 from Notre Dame Old 2 Gold sale

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By Beth Boehne

Story Created: Jun 22, 2009 at 11:55 AM EDT

Story Updated: Jun 22, 2009 at 11:55 AM EDT

SOUTH BEND — Forty local charities will share $54,486 raised at the fifth annual From Old 2 Gold sale May 23 in Notre Dame Stadium.

That compares to a record $70,355 raised at the 2008 sale.

This year’s sale, which featured items left behind and donated by students, including electronics, clothing, computers, carpeting, furniture, appliances and sports equipment, attracted 5,200 shoppers, about 2,600 pounds of food were donated to the Food Bank of Northern Indiana, and an estimated 76.3 tons of items were diverted from area landfills.

Notre Dame donated $51,529 in labor and out-of-pocket expenses to conduct the From Old 2 Gold sale this year and deducted no expenses from the total revenue.

During the past five years, the sale has raised a total of $240,130 for local charities and diverted about 300 tons of items from landfills.

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