The Free Store was started on campus in 2014, and has been operating ever since.
FAIRBANKS, Alaska - At the Wood Center on the University of Alaska’s Troth Yeddha Campus in Fairbanks, two rooms, side by side, showcase efforts to live sustainably in campus.Items donated to the store are available for students and others to make use of at no-cost. “The community donates to us as well as students. We get a lot during move-out each year.
The store gets more than a thousand visits per semester. Those donating are asked to organize the items they bring in. “It’s pretty well-labeled or just obvious where things go,” Kemper explained.
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