Cover photo courtesy of Evergreen Gear Exchange
Evergreen Gear Exchange’s Consign for a Cause program makes it easy to support the Inland Northwest’s outdoor nonprofits while cleaning out your gear closet. The program begins just like regular consignment at the shop: bring in quality outdoor gear you’d like to sell, and Evergreen Gear Exchange handles the rest. The difference is, instead of your portion of the sale coming back to you, it’s donated directly to a local organization of your choice to help them continue their work protecting landscapes, building trails and creating outdoor opportunities for the community.
“Consign for a Cause is our chance to directly support local outdoor advocacy groups,” explain Evergreen Gear Exchange owners, James and Abby Nisbet. “We see that, now more than ever, protecting our outdoor spaces is critical to us being able to access those places in the future. Obviously getting out and volunteering time on a trail crew is awesome, but as a business, we have a unique opportunity to raise funds for those organizations, and that’s pretty neat.”
Current nonprofit partners include Evergreen East, Friends of the Bluff, Spokane Mountaineers, Spokane Nordic, Bower Climbing Coalition, Dishman Hills Conservancy, Idaho Trails Association, Peak 7, Pass to Pass and the Jess Roskelley Foundation. The program offers an easy way for outdoor enthusiasts to give back to our public lands and trails while ensuring their unused gear finds new life with someone else. (OTO)
