Clear Your Clutter Day Event Jan. 23, 2010

Jan. 7, 2010 - PRLog -- Austin, Texas- When does a discarded fiberglass shower stall (with the vinyl curtain still attached) win a prize?  When it’s deemed the winner of the 2009 “Strangest Item Dropped Off” contest in the annual Clear Your Clutter Day event.  

For the fourth consecutive year, the Austin Chapter of the National Association of Professional Organizers www.NAPOAustin.com  has collaborated with local vendors to present a one-of-a-kind community service event called “Clear Your Clutter Day.”  

From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m on Jan. 23, 2010, the public is invited to drop off one car-load of unwanted items for free:
•   IKEA Round Rock is providing the location:  Lots G & H at One IKEA Way, Round Rock (I-35 and 1431/University Exit)
•   Junk Busters USA will dispose of items (excluding hazardous materials, such as hazardous waste, paint, chemicals, gasoline/petroleum products, solvents, oil, asbestos, batteries, etc.)
•   One box of paper, per car, will also be accepted to be shredded by Central Texas Secure Shredding.
•   Eco Box will accept flattened moving boxes of all sizes.
•   Round Rock Area Serving Center will also be on hand to accept items suitable for donation and sale through their thrift shop.
•   NAPO-Austin professional organizer members will be present to meet participants and provide organizing-related information/resources.  Event participants can also compete in the “Strangest Item Dropped off” Contest.

Other notable sponsors as of 1/7/10 for this event include:
•   Shelf Genie, a provider of pull-out shelves for existing cabinets
•   Minuteman Press of Round Rock, who is supplying event give-away bags/labels

“This event is designed to jump start people’s organizational processes for 2010,” reported NAPO-Austin president and coordinator of the Chapter’s 2010 event, Jean Kidd.  “Clearing even one area of burdensome clutter can make a huge difference in a person’s belief that getting and staying organized is possible.  And if it seems too large a task to do it alone, NAPO-Austin organizing professionals stand ready to customize services to help people get organized in both work and home settings,” says Kidd.  “Our members employ a myriad of specialties within the organizing field, from helping a client decide to dispose of items no longer consistent with the way they want to live or work, to designing efficient processes and systems, to providing organizing-related trainings and seminars, to working with special-needs persons who have diagnosed chronic disorganization challenges.  We can also boast that as a profession, we can potentially change people’s lives – how good is that?” says Kidd.

NAPO-Austin, a 501 c3 nonprofit, is an association of organizing professionals and related industries within the Central Texas area.  One of 36 Chapters across the nation affiliated with the National Association of Professional Organizers, NAPO-Austin presents Clear Your Clutter Day as a unique event to the Austin area in support of Get Organized Month each January. Get Organized Month celebrates the benefits of getting and staying organized: saving time and money, increased productivity, improved quality of life and reduced stress. Clear Your Clutter Day/Get Organized Month also serves to educate the public about the organizing profession and provides an avenue for locating a NAPO-member professional organizer within the Austin area through its member directory.

About NAPO National: The premier national association dedicated to the field of organizing, the National Association of Professional Organizers (NAPO) is The Organizing Authority®. Since forming in 1985 as a nonprofit professional educational association, NAPO has grown to nearly 4,200 members. NAPO is dedicated to serving its members through education, networking, industry resources, and promoting the profession to the public. For more information about NAPO and Get Organized Month, visit www.napo.net or call NAPO at 856-380-6828.

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NAPO-Austin [www.NAPOAustin.com] is one of 36 chapters of the National Association of Professional Organizers [www.NAPO.net]. Members include professional organizers and related industries in the Austin and the Central Texas area.