toolbankusa

Thanks to the Home Depot Foundation and to URS Corp for recently including ToolBank USA in the sustainability conversation. The Atlanta ToolBank (http://atlanta.toolbank.org) has supported KaBOOM! by providing tools for dozens of playgrounds every year - and ToolBank USA would like your help to recreate that impact in your town!

In a nutshell, the ToolBank program is a library of tools available solely to charitable organizations for use in service projects. This means that local nonprofits, neighborhood associations, public schools, places of worship, and greenspaces NEVER have to wonder if they'll have enough equipment. The availability of huge quantities of tools increases sustainability by

• massively increasing volunteer impact,


• reducing purchasing and maintenance costs,


• increasing the number of volunteers who can participate.

At ToolBank USA, we call this 'tool abundance.' Atlanta volunteers never wonder if there will be enough tools at the site, and KaBOOM! in Atlanta tells us that ToolBank tools have dramatically increased their program capacity.

Thanks to funding from The Home Depot Foundation, ToolBank USA (www.toolbank.org) is now seeking leaders in cities outside Atlanta to build ToolBanks of their own. Please contact ToolBank USA at the numbers below. Thank you!

Mark Brodbeck, CEO
ToolBank USA
www.toolbank.org
404-963-2551