CCU’s Campus Salvage sale promotes sustainability and raises scholarship funds

Campus Salvage, Coastal Carolina University’s annual collection and donation program that culminates in a giant yard sale, will be held on Saturday, May 12, from 8-10 a.m. The event is designed to promote sustainability, raise money for scholarships and keep unwanted items out of landfills.

Campus Salvage will be held at 370 Allied Drive in Conway, which is the Portable On Demand Storage (PODS) company parking lot in the Atlantic Center across U.S. 501 from CCU’s main campus. The sale is open to the public. Those who wish to begin shopping from 7-8 a.m. will be charged a $5 early bird entry free. Admission during the normal hours is free.

“Our goal is divert as many items as possible from the landfills and to teach the importance of reuse to the CCU community and beyond,” said Jeremy Monday, Coastal’s sustainability coordinator.

The program began in 2008 to reduce waste and increase awareness for sustainability.

In its second year, Campus Salvage received help from business majors at CCU in the planning stages of the event and the execution of collecting efforts.

Last year’s sale raised almost $5,000 to pay for the program and to fund CCU’s sustainability scholarships. This year, Campus Salvage hopes to top the $5,000 mark.

Not only does Campus Salvage teach the community about sustainability, but it also fills the wish lists of local charitable organizations throughout the area.

Any unsold items are donated to the following local charities: