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Donation Room

Together, we give products a second life

After every event, valuable items, food, and products are left over. At the Donation Room, we make sure these items find their way to people and organisations in Amsterdam who truly need them. This way, we prevent waste and make a direct social impact.

What is the Donation Room?

The Donation Room is an initiative of RAI Amsterdam where we collect usable items and products from events and donate them to local social organisations. We actively assess what is needed and match those needs with what is available after an event. This includes furniture, plants, electronics, office supplies, clothing, and surplus food. With the help of volunteers, we collect, sort, and distribute these items. This way, everything gets a valuable second life, and waste is transformed into social value.

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Will you join the Donation Team?

The Donation Room program can always use some help during the collection drive. In the final hours of the event, the donation team handles the collection and sorting of all donations. You can help out on your own or with your friends or coworkers — and it also makes for a unique and meaningful company outing. Not only is it a great workout and a lot of fun, but above all, it’s rewarding and meaningful work. In short, a Donation Room day is social, active, and brings people together. Together, you’ll work toward a single goal: making a positive impact on the city of Amsterdam.  

No experience is necessary; enthusiasm is all you need. 
After signing up, you’ll receive practical information about available days, times, and what to expect.

We hope to see you soon!

Who is the donation room for?

Volunteers

Anyone who wants to contribute is welcome. As a volunteer, you’ll help with collecting, sorting and distributing donations; it’s active, social work that makes a real difference and a brilliant company activity!

Local organisations

Local initiatives can make use of donated items that meet their needs. We work with organisations including the Amsterdam Food Bank, the Salvation Army, HVO Querido and the Regenboog Groep. Do you need help? Then please get in touch with us.

Organisers

As an organiser, would you like to help reduce waste and make a bigger impact? The Donation Room helps you to repurpose items in a sustainable and responsible way. Ask your account manager about the options.

How the Donation Room works

  1. Assessment
    We assess the needs of nonprofit organisations.
  2. Event Selection
    We determine which events are expected to generate valuable waste streams.
  3. Collection
    On the last day of the event, volunteers collect usable items on the exhibition floor.
  4. Sorting and Distribution
    In the Donation Room, donations are sorted and prepared for pickup.
  5. Reuse
    The items are immediately repurposed by local organisations.
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Next Donation Room

  • 14 September 14:15-18:30
  • 29 October 14:15-18:30
  • 19 November 15:15-19:15

Impression

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Thanks to donations from the RAI, we’re helping people, step by step, find a place where they can feel even more at home.

HVO QueridoSanne

All of these wonderful items are given a meaningful new purpose by people who truly need them; the Donation Room program helps us offer a more diverse selection to our customers.

De VoedselbankPepijn

It’s so much fun and really rewarding to be able to help with this initiative and to make a difference in the neighborhood at the same time!

VrijwilligersSam en Christian

Contact

Do you have any questions, would you like more information, or are you interested in  participating in the program as a community initiative? Please contact us at sustainability@rai.nl.